A practical approach to the prevention of miscarriage: Part 2 - Active immunotherapy

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-9

  Check, J H ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphocyte immunotherapy; Miscarriage; Progesterone induced blocking factor; Refrigerated white cells

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FATHER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY, ACTIVE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LIVE BIRTH; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

EID: 77950617107     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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