Uterine NK cells: active regulators at the maternal-fetal interface.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Clinical Investigation

• Publication date

  2014-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1172/JCI68107PMID 24789879PMCID PMC4001528
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