Low-molecular weight heparin restores in-vitro trophoblast invasiveness and differentiation in presence of immunoglobulin G fractions obtained from patients with antiphospholipid syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 489-495

  Di Simone, N ^a   Caliandro, D ^a   Castellani, R ^a   Ferrazzani, S ^a   De Carolis, S ^a   Caruso, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Heparin; Invasiveness; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURFACE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0032977127     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.489     Document Type: Article

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