Review on autoimmune reactions in female infertility: Antibodies to follicle stimulating hormone

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Haller Kikkatalo, Kadri ^a,b   Salumets, Andres ^a,b   Uibo, Raivo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Gynecology University of Tartu ^*  (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOVARIAN AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC CODE; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84855173817     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/762541     Document Type: Review

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