Role of NKp46 Expression in Cytokine Production by CD56-Positive NK Cells in the Peripheral Blood and the Uterine Endometrium

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-211

  Yokota, Megumi ^a   Fukui, Atushi ^a   Funamizu, Ayano ^a   Nakamura, Rika ^a   Kamoi, Mai ^a   Fuchinoue, Kohei ^a   Sasaki, Yukie ^a   Fukuhara, Rie ^a   Mizunuma, Hideki ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD56; Cytokine; Natural cytotoxicity receptor; Natural killer cell; NKp46

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD56; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR 1; PREGNANCY; TH1-TH2 BALANCE; UTERUS;

EID: 84873522308     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12062     Document Type: Article

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