Suppression of natural killer cell activity and interleukin-2 concentration of serum obtained from in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer patients

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-12

  Nakamura, Yoshihiro ^a   Fujino, Yuji ^a   Ozaki, Kouji ^a   Ueda, Kayoko ^a   Ozaki, Ayako ^a   Itoh, Fumitoshi ^a   Ogita, Sachio ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF ET); Interleukin 2; NK cell activity; Pregnancy; Serum effect

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031748667     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00381.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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