Follicular fluid antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis and human heat shock protein-60 kDa and infertility in women

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-125

  Cortiñas, Paula ^a   Muñoz, María Gladys ^c   Loureiro, Carmen Luisa ^a   Pujol, Flor Helene ^b  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b Lab de Biología de Virus   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

60 kDa heat shock protein; Autoimmunity; Chlamydia trachomatis; Infertility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 1542358853     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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