Immunological and endocrinological studies on lymphocyte subpopulation and medical treatment for infertility in patients with endometriosis

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Furuya, Kenichi ^a   Murakami, Mitsutaka ^a   Makimura, Noriko ^a   Matsuda, Hideo ^a   Ikou, Kanoko ^a   Saito, Keiko ^a   Kawakami, Yuichi ^a   Shibazaki, Tomoko ^a   Fukui, Utako ^a   Mizumoto, Yoshifumi ^b   Tokuoka, Susumu ^c   Nagata, Ichiro ^d   Kikuchi, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Japan)

^c Kiba Koen Clinic   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T cell; Endometriosis; Interleukin 6; IVF ET; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; STEROID HORMONE;

BLOOD; BLOOD LEVEL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MACROPHAGE; OVARY; OVARY CYCLE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 12444274785     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(03)00083-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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