NK cell receptor profiling of endometrial and decidual NK cells reveals pregnancy-induced adaptations
Natural killer (NK) cells, with a unique NK cell receptor phenotype, are abundantly present in the non-pregnant (endometrium) and pregnant (decidua) humanuterine mucosa.It is hypothesized that NK cells in the endometrium are precursors for decidual NK cells present during pregnancy.Microenvironmental changes can alter the phenotype of NK cells, but