Development and validation of an assay for measuring preimplantation factor (PIF) of embryonal origin

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Roussev, Roumen G ^a   Coulam, Carolyn B ^a   Barnea, Eytan R ^b  

^a GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CAMcare Health Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaperonin 10; Lymphocyte platelet binding assay; Platelet activating factor; Preimplantation factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHAPERONIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COMPLEMENT; EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR; PROTEIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NIDATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSETTE FORMATION; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0029879711     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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