Immunity to heat shock proteins and pregnancy outcome

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 35-38

  Witkin, S S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Heat shock proteins; Infertility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0032939529     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1999)7:1/2<35::aid-idog8>3.0.co;2-i     Document Type: Conference Paper

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