Serum anti-endometrial antibodies in infertile women - potential risk factor for implantation failure

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-357

  Sarapik, Aili ^a   Haller Kikkatalo, Kadri ^a   Utt, Meeme ^a   Teesalu, Kaupo ^a   Salumets, Andres ^a,b   Uibo, Raivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Centre for Infertility Treatment and Medical Genetics   (Estonia)

Author keywords

enolase; Endometriosis; In vitro fertilization; Tubal factor infertility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ENOLASE; ANTIBODY; ENDOMETRIAL ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953056147     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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