Measurement of interleukin-1α and interleukin-6 in pregnancy-associated tissues

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1069-1073

  Gunn, L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; Parturition; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TISSUE EXTRACT;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; DECIDUA; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0029966935     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9961069     Document Type: Article

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