Placenta
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 405-412 , May 2008

Comparison of Macrophage Phenotype Between Decidua Basalis and Decidua Parietalis by Flow Cytometry

  • U. Repnik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • T. Tilburgs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Obstetrics K-06-27, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • D.L. Roelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • B.J. van der Mast

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics K-06-27, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • H.H.H. Kanhai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics K-06-27, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • S. Scherjon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics K-06-27, Leiden University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 (0)71 526 2872; fax: +31 (0)71 5266741.
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  • F.H.J. Claas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2 E3-Q, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands

,Accepted 10 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.02.004

Placenta
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 405-412 , May 2008

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