Gonadotropins do not induce antiphospholipid antibodies

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Franklin, R D ^a   Bronson, R A ^b   Kutteh, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs); Assisted reproductive technologies (ART); Autoimmunity; Gonadotropins

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0031771816     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00066.x     Document Type: Article

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