Antiphospholipid antibody round table report

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 262-265

  Coulam, Carolyn B ^a  

^a Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AUTOANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; HEPARIN; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; LIPOCORTIN 5; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MATRIGEL; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INVASION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TH1 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOBLAST;

ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0036784985     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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