Elevation of amniotic fluid interleukin-4 concentrations in women with preterm labor and chorioamnionitis

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 443-447

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

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid; chorioamnionitis; Interleukin 4; preterm labor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0030451139     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994385     Document Type: Article

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