Regulation of activin-A production by human amnion, decidua and placenta in vitro by pro-inflammatory cytokines

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 429-434

  Keelan, J A ^a   Groome, N P ^b   Mitchell, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION;

EID: 0031816478     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90084-4     Document Type: Article

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