Uterine natural killer cells: Functional distinctions and influence on pregnancy in humans and mice

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue APR, 2017, Pages

  Gaynor, Louise M ^a,b   Colucci, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial remodeling; Placenta; Pregnancy; Trophoblast; Uterine innate lymphoid cells; Uterine natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 85018386262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00467     Document Type: Review

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