title: Leucocyte membrane antigens on mouse granulated metrial gland cells.
abstract: An indirect immunofluorescence technique has been used to study the expression of leucocyte membrane antigens on mouse granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells. GMG cells isolated from cultured metrial gland explants and GMG cells in cryostat sections of uterine implantation sites were examined. GMG cells were found to express both the asialo-GM1 antigen and the Thy-1 antigen. GMG cells did not express the Lyt-1, Lyt-2, Mac-1, L3T4 or IgM antigens. These results provide new evidence that GMG cells are a type of NK cell.
authors.affiliation: Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, U.K.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Mukhtar
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Croy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D006028:Glycosphingolipids / Q000276:immunology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008791:Metrial Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006028:Glycosphingolipids; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; C018835:asialo GM1 ganglioside