Elevated peripheral blood natural killer cells are effectively downregulated by immunoglobulin G infusion in women with recurrent spontaneous abortions

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-369

  Kwak, J Y H ^a   Kwak, F M Y ^a   Ainbinder, S W ^a   Ruiz, A M ^a   Beer, A E ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin G infusion treatment; Natural killer cell; Recurrent spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030010390     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00495.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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