Immunologic factors in infertility

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 830-843

  Hatasaka, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SPERM ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADDISON DISEASE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; ORCHITIS; OVARY DISEASE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034459442     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200012000-00015     Document Type: Review

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