Unexplained habitual abortion is associated with a reduced endometrial release of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in the luteal phase of the cycle

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 477-480

  Gaffuri, Barbara ^a   Airoldi, Lucia ^a   Di Blasio, Anna Maria ^a,b   Viganò, Paola ^a   Miragoli, Anna Maria ^a   Santorsola, Roberta ^a   Vignali, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT ABORTION;

EID: 0034080434     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420477     Document Type: Article

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