Natural killer cells and pregnancy
Natural killer cells and pregnancy
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The main population of lymphoid cells in the mucosa of the uterus during early pregnancy are CD56
bright
natural killer (NK) cells. Their number decreases from mid-gestation onwards and they are absent at term.
Uterine NK (uNK) cells are influenced by sex hormones, particularly progesterone. There is recent evidence that endo...
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Natural killer cells and pregnancy
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72060083
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72060083
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1474-1733
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1474-1741
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10.1038/nri886
