Immune Recognition of the 60kD Heat Shock Protein: Implications for Subsequent Fertility

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 152-158

  Witkin, Steven S ^a   Jeremias, Jan ^a   Neuer, Andreas ^a   David, Sami ^a   Kligman, Isaac ^a   Toth, Miklos ^a   Willner, Emily ^a   Witkin, Keren ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

60kD heat shock protein; Chlamydia trachomatis; infertility; spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 10; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFERTILITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0029842026     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744996000336     Document Type: Article

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