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Metrial Gland

Known as: Gland, Metrial, Glands, Metrial, Metrial Glands 
Collection of granular epithelial cells in the uterine muscle beneath the placenta that develop during pregnancy in certain species of animals.
National Institutes of Health

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2004
2004
Experimental evidence for the bone marrow origin of granulated metrial gland cells of the mouse uterus
SummaryThe clear morphological differences between the granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells which develop in the uteri of rats… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Accounting for the peripartum loss of granulated metrial gland cells, a natural killer cell population, from the pregnant mouse uterus
Natural killer (NK) cells become a prominent cell population in the rodent uterus during pregnancy. The mature, heavily… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Mouse granulated metrial gland cells originate by local activation of uterine natural killer lymphocytes.
Natural killer (NK) lymphocytes were identified in the mouse uterus by immunostaining their surface membrane marker, LGL-1. The… 
1991
1991
Perforin-expressing granulated metrial gland cells in murine deciduoma
It has previously been shown that granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells of the pregnant uterus express abundant quantities of the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Localization of a pore-forming protein (perforin) in granulated metrial gland cells.
Several studies have suggested that the granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells of the metrial gland (MG) may be natural killer (NK… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A morphological study of granulated metrial gland cells and trophoblast cells in the labyrinthine placenta of the mouse.
A study has been made, using light and electron microscopy, of GMG cells in the labyrinthine placenta of the mouse. GMG cells… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The fine structure of the rat metrial gland in relation to the origin of the granulated cells.
The fine structure of the metrial gland of the rat was examined at days 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 of pregnancy and at all these… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
The demonstration of immunoglobulin in the metrial gland cells of the rat placenta.
The large, frequently binucleate granulated cells of the metrial gland of the pregnant rat uterus have been the subject of… 
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1966
Highly Cited
1966
Metrial gland and other glycogen containing cells in the mouse uterus following mating and through implantation of the embryo.
Mouse uteri and embryos from 12 hours to seven days after mating were examined for RNA and glycogen following specific… 
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1965
Highly Cited
1965
Immunohistological and histochemical localization of relaxin in the metrial gland of the pregnant rat.
The presence of relaxin in uteri, placentae, and ovaries of pregnant rats was studied immunohistologically with fluorescein… 
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