Distribution of interleukin-6 in maternal and embryonic tissues during the first trimester

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-243

  Jauniaux, Eric ^a,d   Gulbis, Beatrice ^b   Schandene, Liliane ^b   Collette, Julien ^c   Hustin, Jean ^d  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Institute of Pathology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coelomic fluid; Early placenta; First trimester; Interleukin 6; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST;

EID: 0030112702     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.4.239     Document Type: Article

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