Elevations of serum interleukin-12 concentrations in women with severe pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 97-107

  Dudley, Donald J ^a   Hunter, Cheri ^a   Mitchell, Murray D ^b   Varner, Michael W ^b   Gately, Maurice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

HELLP syndrome; Immunology of pregnancy; Interleukin 12; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030220888     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(96)00976-X     Document Type: Article

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