The prognostic value of uNK cell count and histological dating in the mid-luteal phase of women with reproductive failure

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 181, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-175

  Liu, Beiyu ^a,b   Mariee, Najat ^a   Laird, Susan ^c   Smith, John ^d   Li, Jie ^b   Li, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Histological dating; Natural killer cells; Recurrent implantation failure; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 18; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENT IMPLANTATION FAILURE; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE; REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE NATURAL KILLER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NIDATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUTEAL PHASE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908012871     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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