Immunology and progestins in pregnancy

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages 47-50

  Schindler, A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abortion; Immunology; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Progestins

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 0345132372     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713602598     Document Type: Article

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