Immunological prevention of spontaneous early embryo resorption is mediated by non-specific immunosimulation

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-42

  Baines, Malcolm G ^a   Duclos, Alain J ^a   De Fougerolles, Antonin R ^a   Gendron, Robert L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Immunotherapy; Infection; Pathogens; Pregnant; Resorption; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FREUND ADJUVANT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PLACEBO;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESORPTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; MALE; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0030025880     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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