Evidence for reduced Th1 function in normal pregnancy: A hypothesis for the remission of rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1045-1050

  Russell, Anthony S ^a,b   Johnston, Carol ^a,b   Chew, Christine ^a,b   Maksymowych, Walter P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Interleukin 2; Pregnancy; Rheumatoid; Th1

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030978420     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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