Eosinophils in human cervical ripening

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-168

  Knudsen, Ulla B ^a   Uldbjerg, Niels ^a   Rechberger, Tomasz ^b   Fredens, Kjeld ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Department of Obstet Gynaecology ^*  (Poland)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Cervix uteri; ECP; Eosinophil; Human

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; LABOR INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031128269     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02686-3     Document Type: Article

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