Human uterine lymphocytes acquire a more experienced and tolerogenic phenotype during pregnancy

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Feyaerts, Dorien ^a   Benner, Marilen ^a   Van Cranenbroek, Bram ^a   Van Der Heijden, Olivier W H ^a   Joosten, Irma ^a   Van Der Molen, Renate G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; UTERUS;

CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTES; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; UTERUS;

EID: 85020441332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03191-0     Document Type: Article

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