Autoimmunity in infertile patients with endometriosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 158, Issue 6 PART 1, 1988, Pages 1365-1373

  Meek, Steven C ^a   Hodge, David D ^a   Musich, John R ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmunity; Endlometriosis; infertility

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT 3; COMPLEMENT 4; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023894676     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90369-9     Document Type: Article

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