Inflammatory and immunological markers in preterm infants: Correlation with disease

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 551-555

  Jurges, E S ^a   Henderson, D C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Enterocolitis; Newborn; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; NEOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 0029820206     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-789.x     Document Type: Article

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