Activation of uterine intraepithelial gamma delta T cell receptor-positive lymphocytes during pregnancy.

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Activation of uterine intraepithelial gamma delta T cell receptor-positive lymphocytes during pregnancy.

European journal of immunology - 1 May 1993

Meeusen E, Fox A, Brandon M, Lee C S

Abstract excerpt

Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL) of the uterus of non-pregnant sheep were analyzed by single- and two-color flow cytometry. Very few lymphocytes carrying classical B and T cell markers (CD5, surface immunoglobulin) were detected in the uterine epithelial cell suspensions and all IEL expressed th...

Topics

Animals
CD8 Antigens
Epithelium
Female
Leukocyte Common Antigens
Lymphocyte Activation
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
Sheep
T-Lymphocytes
Uterus

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