Natural Killer Cells and Their Activation Status in Normal Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Beatrice Mosimann (Author), Marion Wagner (Author), Hassan Shehata (Author), Leona C. Y. Poon (Author), Brian Ford (Author), Kypros H. Nicolaides (Author), Amolak S. Bansal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increased peripheral blood-activated NK cell counts are associated with increased risk of miscarriage and failed in vitro fertilization treatment. However, assessment of activated peripheral NK cells in normal and pathological pregnancies beyond implantation and early miscarriage has not been descri...