Interleukin-6 expression in cord blood of patients with clinical chorioamnionitis

Pediatric Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 976-979

  Singh, Brijmohan ^a   Merchant, Pradeep ^a   Walker, Cyril Robin ^a   Kryworuchko, Marko ^a   Diaz Mitoma, Francisco ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0029891093     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199606000-00008     Document Type: Article

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