Secretion of interleukin-2 from unstimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells is a possible pathogenic mechanism in recurrent abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-64

  Hamai, Yoko ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Shibata, Yoichi ^b   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Helper T cells; Interleukin 2; Recurrent abortion

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031777018     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00390.x     Document Type: Article

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