The role of T-helper cytokines in human reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 136-142

  Lim, Kelvin J H ^a   Odukoya, Olusegun A ^a   Ajjan, Ramzi A ^b   Li, Tin Chiu ^a   Weetman, Anthony P ^b   Cooke, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b The Price Thomas Thoracic Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Implantation; Recurrent miscarriage; TH 1 TH 2 immune response

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-6; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0033982283     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00457-4     Document Type: Article

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