Uterine natural killer cells: Supervisors of vasculature construction in early decidua basalis

Reproduction

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2015, Pages R91-R102

  Rätsep, Matthew T ^a   Felker, Allison M ^a   Kay, Vanessa R ^a   Tolusso, Leandra ^a   Hofmann, Alexander P ^a   Croy, B Anne ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 1; GELATINASE A; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; NOTCH2 RECEPTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN D; VASCULOTROPIN E; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DECIDUA; DECIDUA BASALIS; DECIDUALIZATION; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE NATURAL KILLER CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; RECURRENT ABORTION; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

MAMMALIA;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; UTERUS;

EID: 84921417788     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-14-0271     Document Type: Article

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