Uterine large granular lymphocytes: a possible role in embryonic implantation?

King, A; Loke, Y W · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 1990

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Abstract

Leukocytes in endometrium and decidua are phenotypically and morphologically similar to granulated lymphocytes at other mucosal surfaces. Although their exact functions are not known, we suggest they may have a role in the control of implantation and the transformation of the uterine vasculature by trophoblast on which the blood supply to the fetoplacental unit depends.

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