Serum endometrial IgG antibodies and soluble CD23 concentrations in patients with endometriosis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 927-931

  Odukoya, Olusegun ^a   Bansal, Amolak ^b   Cooke, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometrial IgG antibody; Endometriosis; Soluble CD23

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030477201     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609055030     Document Type: Article

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