Production and characterization of a novel monoclonal antibody against progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF)

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-101

  Ivanova Todorova, Ekaterina ^a   Kyurkchiev, Dobroslav S ^b   Nalbanski, Angel ^c   Timeva, Tanya ^c   Shterev, Atanas ^c   Kyurkchiev, Stanimir D ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^c University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology 'Maichin Dom' Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Monoclonal antibody; Progesterone induced blocking factor; Quantitative assay

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY MAB 3A6; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE INDUCED BLOCKING FACTOR;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 46549089957     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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