During pregnancy, in the context of a Th2-type cytokine profile, serum IL-6 levels might condition the quality of the synthesized antibodies

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-187

  Margni, Ricardo A ^a   Zenclussen, Ana Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Asymmetric IgG antibodies; IL 6; Pregnancy protective antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0034859281     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2001.d01-1.x     Document Type: Article

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