Menstrual cycle distribution of uterine natural killer cells is altered in heavy menstrual bleeding

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 88-94

  Biswas Shivhare, Sourima ^a   Bulmer, Judith N ^a   Innes, Barbara A ^a   Hapangama, Dharani K ^b   Lash, Gendie E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Leukocytes; Uterine natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CD83 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STROMA CELL; UTERUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MACROPHAGES; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84947788588     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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