Adenosine deaminase and human reproduction: A comparative study of fertile women and women with recurrent spontaneous abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 266-270

  Nicotra, M ^a   Bottini, N ^b,e   Grasso, M ^a   Gimelfarb, A ^c   Lucarini, N ^b   Cosmi, E ^a   Bottini, E ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Human fertility; Repeated spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0031906563     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00363.x     Document Type: Article

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