Measurement of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 using commercial kits

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 222-225

  Tamura, Tsunenobu ^a   Andrews, William W ^a   Johnston, Kelley E ^a   Hemstreet, G Philanion ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Assay kits; Chorioamnionitis; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031457602     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:3<222::AID-IDOG6>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Conference Paper

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