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Phenotypic analysis of adhesion molecules in first-trimester decidual tissue from chorion villus samples.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Dec 1997
Haynes M K, Wapner R L, Jackson L G, Smith J B
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PROBLEM: First-trimester decidua contain CD56bright/CD16neg lymphocytes that phenotypically resemble a subset of peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells. Factor controlling their localization to decidua are unknown, but they may relate to trophoblast invasion, endometrial decidualization, and adhesion molecule expression. METHOD OF STUDY: Ninety-one chorion villous samples (CVS) were screened for the presence...
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