Can Th1-like immune responses explain the immunopathology of recurrent spontaneous miscarriage?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Haynes, Mark K ^a   Smith, J Bruce ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ANTIGENS, CD; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0030686552     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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