Reconstitution of humoral immunity during pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 148-152

  Narita, Mitsuo ^a,b,c   Yamada, Satoshi ^a,b,c   Kikuta, Hideaki ^a,b,c   Togashi, Takehiro ^a,b,c  

^a Sapporo Tetsudo JR Hospital   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avidity; Immunoglobulin G; Measles; Mumps; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORD SERUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MATERNAL SERUM; MEASLES; MUMPS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033856705     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.440304.x     Document Type: Article

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