Stimulated polymorphonuclear leukocytes in vaginal secretions from patients with preterm labor

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-40

  Matsubara, Shigeki ^a   Yamada, Tetsuo ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a   Sato, Ikuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leukocyte, ultrastructure; NADPH oxidase; Peroxidase; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

CELL ENZYME; PEROXIDASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL GRANULE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAGINA SECRETION;

CELL SURVIVAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NADPH OXIDASE; NEUTROPHILS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PEROXIDASE; PHAGOSOMES; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

EID: 0031983599     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009921     Document Type: Article

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