GRANULATED METRIAL GLAND-CELLS - HYPOTHESES CONCERNING POSSIBLE FUNCTIONS DURING MURINE GESTATION

被引:34
作者
CROY, BA
机构
[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
PREGNANCY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER LYMPHOCYTES; IMPLANTATION; PARTURITION; TROPHOBLAST;
D O I
10.1016/0165-0378(94)90025-6
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells are morphologically distinctive lymphoid cells found in the murine uterus only during gestation. The life history of GMG cells suggests that they have important roles during mammalian gestation but these roles have been difficult to define. Genetic and immunologic data suggest that GMG cells may be a specialized subset of natural killer (NK) lymphocytes. This has directed research on GMG cell functions towards questions of effector cell-target cell interactions. A broader range of potential functions is discussed and shifts in functional roles played by GMG cells are proposed over the course of gestation.
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