Immunosuppressive therapy for recurrent aborters with positive antiphospholipid antibodies and alteration of 6ketoPGF1 α/TXB2 ratio

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 509-511

  Takakuwa, Koichi ^a   Arakawa, Masato ^a   Honda, Keisuke ^a   Imai, Tsutomu ^a   Tamura, Masaki ^a   Kurabayashi, Takumi ^a   Tanaka, Kenichi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6ketoPGF1 ; Antiphospholipid antibodies; Immunosuppressive therapy; TXB2

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; CARDIOLIPIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; THROMBOXANE B2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

6-KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ASPIRIN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; THROMBOXANE B2;

EID: 0031439694     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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