Endocrine-immune interactions in pregnant non-human primates with intrauterine infection

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-153

  Gravett, Michael G ^a,b,c   Novy, Miles J ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Intrauterine infection; Preterm labor; Steroidogencsis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030728447     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:2<142::AID-IDOG9>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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