Differential release of interleukin-6 from human gestational tissues in association with labour and in vitro endotoxin treatment

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 431-439

  Laham, N ^a   Brennecke, S P ^a   Bendtzen, K ^b   Rice, G E ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029995508     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1490431     Document Type: Article

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