Macrophage trafficking in the uterus and cervix precedes parturition in the mouse

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 879-883

  Mackler, A M ^a   Iezza, G ^a   Akin, M R ^a   McMillan, P ^a   Yellon, S M ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032859312     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.879     Document Type: Article

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