Characterization of B cells in healthy pregnant women from late pregnancy to post-partum: A prospective observational study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lima, Jorge ^a,b   Martins, Catarina ^b   Leandro, Maria J ^c   Nunes, Glória ^b   Sousa, Maria José ^d,e   Branco, Jorge C ^f   Borrego, Luís Miguel ^a,b  

^a CUF Descobertas Hospital   (Portugal)

^b NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Laboratory Medicine Center Germano Sousa   (Portugal)

^e B Surgery Department   (Portugal)

^f Obstetrics Gynecology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

B cell subsets; Flow cytometry; Human pregnancy; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

CD24 ANTIGEN; CD27 ANTIGEN; CD38 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; INTERLEUKIN 10; CD24 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CD38 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL10 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEMORY CELL; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMABLAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BIRTH; BLOOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY B LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD24; ANTIGENS, CD27; ANTIGENS, CD38; B-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85007481141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0927-7     Document Type: Article

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