HLA-G expression in early embryos is a fundamental prerequisite for the obtainment of pregnancy

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 311-315

  Fuzzi, Beatrice ^a   Rizzo, Roberta ^b   Criscuoli, Luciana ^a   Noci, Ivo ^a   Melchiorri, Loredana ^b   Scarselli, Benedetta ^a   Bencini, Erica ^a   Menicucci, Adriana ^c   Baricordi, Olavio R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HLA class I; HLA G; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA G ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLUBILITY; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 0036180757     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200202)32:2<311::AID-IMMU311>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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