A Cross-Talk of Decidual Stromal Cells, Trophoblast, and Immune Cells: A Prerequisite for the Success of Pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 366-373

  Oreshkova, Tsvetelina ^a   Dimitrov, Roumen ^a   Mourdjeva, Milena ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Decidual stromal cells; Immune cells; Immunotolerance; Trophoblast cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; STEROID HORMONE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL HOMING; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DECIDUALIZATION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL COMMUNICATION; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; STROMAL CELLS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84867409214     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01165.x     Document Type: Review

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