| Literature DB >> 10548610 |
K Clifford1, A M Flanagan, L Regan.
Abstract
Endometrial natural killer (NK) cells were compared in luteal-phase endometrial samples from women with recurrent miscarriage and from normal subjects. Cryostat sections were labelled using a monoclonal antibody to CD56 using an avidin-biotin complex method and a morphometric study performed. Increased mean numbers of CD56+ cells were documented in the endometrium of women with recurrent early miscarriage only. These findings suggest a possible role for NK cells in the pathogenesis of recurrent early pregnancy loss.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10548610 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2727
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Reprod ISSN: 0268-1161 Impact factor: 6.918