PHENOTYPIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NK CELLS IN PREGNANCY


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The review considers an update on the functional characteristics of natural killer (NK) cells and their involvement in the mechanisms of the physiological course of pregnancy and the formation of placental tissue. It also discusses NK cell functional impairments in gestosis and miscarriage.

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V. A MIKHAYLOVA

D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science

S. A SELKOV

D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science

Email: selkovsa@mail.ru

D. I SOKOLOV

D.O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science

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