Plasma interleukin-12 is elevated in patients with preeclampsia

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 376-380

  Daniel, Yair ^b   Kupferminc, Michael J ^b   Baram, Amiram ^b   Jaffa, Ariel J ^b   Fait, Gideon ^b   Wolman, Igal ^b   Lessing, Joseph B ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytokines; IFN ; Immune system; Interleukin 12; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031860898     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00372.x     Document Type: Article

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