The regulation of ovary and conceptus on the uterine natural killer cells during early pregnancy

• Main Authors: Han Gong (Author), Yilu Chen (Author), Jingjie Xu (Author), Xingxing Xie (Author), Dainan Yu (Author), Bei Yang (Author), Haibin Kuang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are short-lived, terminally differentiated and the most abundant lymphocytes in the uterus which play a crucial role in the spiral arteriole modification and establishment of successful pregnancy. Dysregulation of uNK cells has been linked to gestational i...