Maternal serum levels of interferon-γ and interleukin-2 soluble receptor-α predict the outcome of early IVF pregnacies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1357-1363

  Fasouliotis, S J ^a   Spandorfer, S D ^a   Schattman, G ^a   Liu, H C ^a   Roberts, J E ^a   Rosenwaks, Z ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

IFN ; IFV; Il 2 sR ; Pregnancy outcome; TNF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; LEUPRORELIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TETRACYCLINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY TEST; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

INFECTIOUS FLACHERIE VIRUS;

EID: 3042634797     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh169     Document Type: Article

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