title: Expression of transferrin receptor on human maternal and neonatal peripheral blood lymphocytes.
abstract: The levels of peripheral blood lymphocytes expressing the receptor for transferrin (TSR) on untreated and phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated cell samples from maternal-neonate pairs were evaluated 4-12 h postpartum. Significantly increased levels of TSR+ cells were observed on fresh, unstimulated neonatal and maternal cells, as compared to control cells from young adult males and females, and the values seemed to correlate with the sex of the neonate and with birth order. The level of TSR+ cells in culture was found to be increased on neonatal cells and decreased on maternal cells.
authors.affiliation: B. Gattegno Research Institute, Hasharon Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Komlos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Notmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dulitzky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Halbrecht
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Globerson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001722:Birth Order; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000276:immunology; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin / Q000032:analysis*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011990:Receptors, Transferrin