UTERINE LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTES - A POSSIBLE ROLE IN EMBRYONIC IMPLANTATION

被引:72
作者
KING, A
LOKE, YW
机构
[1] Division of Cellular and Genetic Pathology, Cambridge University, Department of Pathology Cambridge, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
embryonic implantation; Large granular lymphocytes; mucosal immunity; natural killer (NK) cells; trophoblast;
D O I
10.1016/0002-9378(90)90375-H
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Leukocytes in endometrium and decidua are phenotypically and morphologically similar to granulated lymphocytes at other mucosal surfaces. Although their exact functions are not known, we suggest they may have a role in the control of implantation and the transformation of the uterine vasculature by trophoblast on which the blood supply to the fetoplacental unit depends. © 1990.
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页码:308 / 310
页数:3
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