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Dendritic cells in the human decidua.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Oct 2003
Gardner Lucy, Moffett Ashley
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) in the pregnant human uterine mucosa have been poorly characterized, although they are likely to regulate immune responses to both placental trophoblast cells and uterine infections. In this study an HLA-DR+, CD11c+ lin- (CD3-, CD19-, CD56-, CD14-) population has been identified by three-color flow cytometry. The cell isolates were prepared either by collagenase digestion or mechanically...
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