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Expression of killer cell inhibitory receptors on human uterine natural killer cells
1 Apr 1997
Abstract excerpt
The establishment of the human placenta in early pregnancy is characterized by the presence of large numbers of natural killer (NK) cells within the maternal decidua in close proximity to the fetally-derived invading extravillous trophoblast which expresses at least two HLA class I molecules, HLA-G and HLA-C. These NK cells have an unusual phenotype, CD56(bright) CD16, distinguishing them from adult peripheral...
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