Natural killer cell activity and delivery: Possible influence of cortisol and anesthetic agents. A study on newborn cord blood

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 348-354

  De Amici, Donatella ^a   Gasparoni, Antonella ^b   Chirico, Gaetano ^b   Ceriana, Piero ^b   Bartoli, Antonella ^b   Ramajoli, Isabella ^b   Moretta, Antonia ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cortisol; Lidocaine; Natural killer cells; Newborn; Placenta; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIDOCAINE;

EID: 0032759190     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014178     Document Type: Article

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