The role of inflammation for a successful implantation

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-147

  Dekel, Nava ^a   Gnainsky, Yulia ^a   Granot, Irit ^a   Racicot, Karen ^b   Mor, Gil ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Implantation; Inflammation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

BIOPSY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

BIOPSY; DENDRITIC CELLS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO LOSS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES;

EID: 84904260516     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12266     Document Type: Review

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