Decidual NK cells regulate key developmental processes at the human fetal-maternal interface.
Human CD56(bright) NK cells accumulate in the maternal decidua during pregnancy and are found in direct contact with fetal trophoblasts. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the inability of NK cells to kill the semiallogeneic fetal cells. However, the actual functions of decidual NK (dN...
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स्वरूप: | Journal article |
भाषा: | English |
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2006
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