Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 95-100 , December 2009

Toll-like receptor signaling in uterine natural killer cells—role in embryonic loss

  • Yi Lin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200001, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 21 50390870; fax: +86 21 50390610.
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  • Akitoshi Nakashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomoko Shima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Xing Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200001, PR China
    • ,
  • Shigeru Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 76 434 7355; fax: +81 76 434 5036.

Received 25 April 2009 ,Revised 22 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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PII: S0165-0378(09)00478-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.09.004

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 95-100 , December 2009

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