Similar embryotoxic effects of sera from infertile patients and exogenous interferon-γ on long-term in-vitro development of mouse embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 959-963

  Cameo, Monica ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Embryotoxic factors; Endometriosis; IFN ; Recurrent spontaneous abortions

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; INCUBATION TIME; INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT ABORTION; SERUM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0032941859     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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