Mixed maternal-paternal lymphocyte cultures before and after immunotherapy for recurrent spontaneous abortions

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-33

  Komlos, L ^a,c   Vardimon, D ^c   Notmann, J ^a   Ben Rafael, Z ^c   Hart, J ^e   Klein, T ^d   Levinsky, H ^b   Halbrecht, I ^a  

^a B Gattegno Research Institute   (Israel)

^b Connective Tissue Research Unit ^*

^c HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Immunotherapy; Mixed maternal paternal lymphocyte cultures; Recurrent abortions

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030064084     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00005.x     Document Type: Article

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