Anti-endometrial autoantibodies in women with a diagnosis of infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-105

  Palacio, J R ^a   Iborra, A ^a   Gris, J M ^b   Andolz, P ^b   Martinez P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti endometrial antibodies; Autoantibodies; Female infertility; Ovulatory dysfunction; Tubal obstruction

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOLAYER CULTURE; OVULATION INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0030745254     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00283.x     Document Type: Article

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