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T CD3+CD8+ lymphocytes are more susceptible for apoptosis in the first trimester of normal human pregnancy.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2014
Darmochwal-Kolarz Dorota, Sobczak Ewelina, Pozarowski Piotr, Kolarz Bogdan, Rolinski Jacek, Oleszczuk Jan
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AIMS: Normal human pregnancy is a complex process of many immunoregulatory mechanisms which protect fetus from the activation of the maternal immune system. The aim of the study was to investigate the apoptosis of lymphocytes in peripheral blood of normal pregnant patients and healthy nonpregnant women. METHODS: Sixty pregnant women and 17 nonpregnant women were included in the study. Lymphocytes were isolated...
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