Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , December 2011

The therapeutic potential of the recombinant antigen from Dirofilaria immitis (rDiAg) for immune-mediated pregnancy loss

  • Shihoko Komine-Aizawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine. 30-1 Oyaguchikamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 3972 8111; fax: +81 3 3972 9560.
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  • Yasuyuki Izumi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine. 30-1 Oyaguchikamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Shinjiro Imai

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka. 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • Koichiro Fujita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Nutrition, University of Human Arts and Sciences. 1288 Magome, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Satoshi Hayakawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine. 30-1 Oyaguchikamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Received 4 April 2011 ,Revised 23 June 2011 ,Accepted 19 July 2011.

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PII: S0165-0378(11)00298-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.07.003

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 21-26 , December 2011

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