Assisted reproductive technologies and immune infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Bustillo, M ^a   Goodman, C ^b   Coulam, C ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Immune infertility

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY;

FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029964522     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00032.x     Document Type: Review

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