The contribution of the immune system to parturition

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-182

  De Jongh, R ^a   Jorens, Ph ^b   Student, I ^c   Heylen, R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Abteilung Medizin IV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Interleukin; Labour; Nitric oxide; Parturition

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; CHEMOTAXIS; CHILDBIRTH; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0029950119     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S0962935196000233     Document Type: Article

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