Arachidonate lipoxygenase metabolites in amniotic fluid of women with intra-amniotic infection and preterm labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 1454-1460

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Quintero, Ruben ^a,b   Emamian, Mohamed ^a,b   Wan, Macor ^a,b   Grzyboski, Camille ^a,b   Hobbins, John C ^a,b   Mitchell, Murray D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonate lipoxygenase; intra amniotic infection; premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONATE LIPOXYGENASE;

AMNION FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR;

EID: 0023582824     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(87)80243-0     Document Type: Article

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