Tumor necrosis factor in peritoneal fluid from asymptomatic infertile women

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-143

  Guerra Infante, Fernando M ^a,b   Flores Medina, Saúl ^b   López Hurtado, Marcela ^b   Zamora Ruíz, Angélica ^b   González, Irma E Sosa ^b   Reyes, Ma Lourdes Narcio ^b   Villagrana Zessati, Roberto ^b  

^a Depto Microbiol Escla Nac C   (Mexico)

^b Depto Infectologia Inst Nac P   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachonmatis; Infertility; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Peritoneal fluid; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CELL STRAIN L 929; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMA; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERITONEAL FLUID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0032986196     PISSN: 01880128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-0128(99)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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