Interleukin-6 and soluble interleukin-6 receptor serum levels in recurrent spontaneous abortion women immunized with paternal white cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-29

  Zenclussen, Ana Claudia ^a,c   Kortebani, Graciela ^b   Mazzolli, Alicia ^b   Margni, Ricardo ^a   Malan Borel, Ileana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Unidad de Alergia Inmunologia Clin   (Argentina)

^c Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral   (Argentina)

Author keywords

IL 6; Lymphocyte immunotherapy; Pregnancy; sIL6R

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SERUM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0033912155     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.440104.x     Document Type: Article

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