Expression of Decidual Natural Killer (NK) Cells in Women of Recurrent Abortion with Increased Peripheral NK Cells
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Yeon, Myeong-Jin
(Lin Women's Hospital)
Yang, Kwang-Moon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Park, Chan-Woo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Song, In-Ok (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Kang, Inn-Soo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Hong, Sung-Ran (Department of Pathology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Cho, Dong-Hee (Department of Clinical Pathology, Cheil General Hospital & Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University, College of Medicine) Cho, Yong-Kyoon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital) |
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