Endometrial CD16+ and CD16- NK Cell Count in Fertility and Unexplained Infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 182-189

  Junovich, Gisela ^a   Azpiroz, Agustina ^a   Incera, Eugenia ^a   Ferrer, Constanza ^b   Pasqualini, Agustin ^a   Gutierrez, Gabriela ^a,b  

^a Halitus Veterinaria   (Argentina)

^b Fundación REPRO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

IL 6; Implantation failure; NK cells; Unexplained infertility; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMPLANTATION; KARYOTYPE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DONATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

IL-6; IMPLANTATION FAILURE; NK CELLS; UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY; VEGF;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-6; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; RECEPTORS, IGG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881546794     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12132     Document Type: Article

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