Cell-mediated immunity to human and Escherichia coli 60-kDa heat shock protein in women: Association with a history of spontaneous abortion and endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Kligman, Isaac ^a,b   Jeremias, Jan ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

60 kDa heat shock protein; Autoimmunity; Endometriosis; Infertile women; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0031750060     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00385.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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