Autoantibodies in infertility: Current opinion

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b,c  

^a Chicago Center for Human Reproduction   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; SPERM ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031779483     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/4.2.169     Document Type: Review

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