Platelet activating factor and conception

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-271

  Minhas, B S ^a   Ripps, B A ^b   Zhu, Y P ^a   Kim, H N ^a   Burwinkel, T H ^c   Gleicher, N ^a  

^a Chicago Center for Human Reproduction   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo derived PAF; Fertilization; Implantation; Spermatozoal PAF

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

CONCEPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029897931     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00043.x     Document Type: Review

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