Possible mechanisms of immunotherapy for maintaining pregnancy in recurrent spontaneous aborters: Analysis of anti-idiotypic antibodies directed against autologous T-cell receptors

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 650-655

  Ito, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Tadao ^b,c   Tsutsumi, Norio ^b   Obata, Fumiya ^d   Kashiwagi, Noboru ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Okura Hospital   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti idiotypic antibody; HLA; Immunotherapy; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; TCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0032997925     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.650     Document Type: Article

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