Cell ID: CL0002343

Cell Name: decidual natural killer cell, human

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	10.3447
	Decidua	56.0127
	Decidua + Healthy	55.6774
	Placenta	52.7432
	Blood	26.4452
	Placenta + Healthy	25.2246
	Decidua basalis + Healthy	16.2731
	Decidua basalis	16.2200
	Healthy	9.2302
	Blood + Healthy	9.0711

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(Cell Significance Index is uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers.)

Description: A natural killer cell subset that is found in the decidual of the uterus and is CD56-high, Galectin-1-positive and CD16-negative. This cell type represents the most abundant immune cell type in the decidual during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Synonyms: dNK cell, decidual NK cell