An increase in fetal plasma cortisol but not dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate is followed by the onset of preterm labor in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1107-1114

  Bo Hyun Yoon, ^a   Romero, R ^a   Jong Kwan Jun, ^a   Maymon, E ^a   Gomez, R ^a   Mazor, M ^a   Joong Shin Park, ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; Interleukin 6; Parturition; Premature rupture of the membranes; Prematurity; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031726988     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70114-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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