Sairei-to therapy on alloimmune recurrent spontaneous abortions and alloimmune-, autoimmune complicated recurrent spontaneous abortions

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-712

  Kano, Takashi ^a   Shimizu, Masahiko ^b   Kanda, Takayoshi ^c   Hijikata, Yasuyo ^d  

^a Medical Corporation Kano Clinic   (Japan)

^b Shimizu Clinic   (Japan)

^c MINAMI OSAKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Toyodo Hijikata Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alloimmune Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion; Autoimmune Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion; Byakujyutsu; Lymphocyte Transfusion; Sairei To; Sojyutsu

Indexed keywords

BYAKUJYUTSU SAIREI TO; SAIREI TO; SOJYUTSU SAIREI TO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY, MATERNAL-FETAL; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; LIVE BIRTH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77954609881     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008172     Document Type: Article

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