Increased cortisol levels in human umbilical cord blood inhibit interferon alpha production of neonates

Immunobiology

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-233

  Reissland, Petra ^a   Wandinger, Klaus Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEWBORN; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0032968846     PISSN: 01712985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-2985(99)80072-2     Document Type: Article

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