Immunological and physicochemical properties of cervical ovulatory mucus

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-121

  Ulcova Gallova, Z ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cervical ovulatory mucus; Cytokines; Hydrocortisone; Ig; Immunology; Sperm antibodies

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INOSITOL; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LAMININ 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SPERM ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERVICAL OVULATORY MUCUS; FERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUCUS; OVULATION; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; CERVIX MUCUS; CYTOKINES; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAMININ; OVULATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77957254129     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.07.002     Document Type: Review

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