In vivo Multiphoton Microscopy Technique to Reveal the Physiology of the Mouse Uterus

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-289

  Zenclussen, Ana C ^a   Olivieri, David N ^b   Dustin, Michael L ^c   Tadokoro, Carlos E ^d  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dendritic cell; Immunology; Intravital imaging; Multiphoton microscopy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITIC CELLS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 84873527106     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12066     Document Type: Article

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