Increased numbers of circulating interferon-γ- and interleukin-4-secreting cells during normal pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 362-367

  Matthiesen, Leif ^a   Ekerfelt, Christina ^a   Berg, Göran ^a   Ernerudh, Jan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; ELISPOT; Human pregnancy; Interferon ; Interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031806322     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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