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granule cell differentiation protein |
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[granulated metrial gland cell]
abbr. GMG cells. These murine cells proliferate and differentiate within the murine uterus during pregnancy (Tarachand, 1986). The cells are maternally derived and represent specialized subpopulations of NK-cells with limited cytolytic functions (Croy and Kiso, 1993; Head, 1996-97; Wang et al, 2003). These cells respond to IL2 and IL15 (Allen and Nilsen-Hamilton, 1998). They produce cytokines such as IFN-gamma, IL18 and IL27 (Croy et al, 2003).
It has been suggested that these cells play roles in nurturing the embryo, normal placentation, and uterine
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