Evaluation of nonspecific immunity and plasma levels of interferon-γ, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α in preeclampsia

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 551-564

  Munno, I ^a,b   Chiechi, L M ^a   Lacedra, G ^a   Berardesca, C ^a   Patimo, C ^a   Marcuccio, L ^a   Nardelli, P ^a   Loizzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032870256     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979909007125     Document Type: Article

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