The correlation of autoantibodies and uNK cells in women with reproductive failure

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Mariee, N G ^a   Tuckerman, E ^b   Laird, S ^c   Li, T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Biomedical Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Reproductive failure; UNK cells

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIGENS, CD56; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84865556955     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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