Allogenic leukocyte immunization after five or more miscarriages

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 250-255

  Carp, H J A ^a,b   Toder, V ^a   Torchinsky, A ^a   Portuguese, S ^a   Lipitz, S ^a   Gazit, E ^a   Mashiach, S ^a   Coulam, C B ^b   Clark, D A ^b   Aoki, K ^b   Cauchi, M N ^b   Lim, D ^b   Christiansen, O B ^b   Grunnet, N ^b   Cowchock, S ^b   Smith, J B ^b   Daya, S ^b   Gatenby, P ^b   Cameron, K ^b   Gill, T J ^b   Hin, H O ^b   Georgieva, R ^b   Belchev, D ^b   Kilpatrick, D C ^b   Liston, W ^b   Mowbray, J F ^b   Underwood, J ^b   Parazzini, F ^b   Crosignani, P G ^b   Reznikoff, M F ^b   Saji Koyama, F ^b   more..

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Habitual abortion; Immunopotentiation; Leukocyte immunization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENT ABORTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030936652     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.250     Document Type: Article

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