Immunodystrophism, T cells, cytokines, and pregnancy failure

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Raghupathy, Raj ^a   Tangri, Shabnam ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cytokines; Pregnancy failure

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FETUS RESORPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029985247     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00484.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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