Natural killer cells and regulatory T cells in early pregnancy loss

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 219-229

  Sharma, Surendra ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune tolerance; Inflammation infection; NK cell; Pregnancy; Treg

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTERY; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SPIRAL ARTERY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURVIVAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UTERUS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84904201041     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.140109ss     Document Type: Review

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