Differential levels of T helper cytokines in preeclampsia: Pregnancy, labor and puerperium

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 675-680

  Omu, Alexander E ^a   Al Qattan, Fawzia ^b   Diejomaoh, Michael E ^b   Al Yatama, Magda ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interleukin 4; Labor; Preeclampsia; Puerperium; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KUWAIT; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 0032775129     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780803.x     Document Type: Article

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