Elevated amniotic fluid nucleosome levels in women with intra-amniotic infection

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-10

  Lu, Li Cheng ^a   Hsu, Chaur Dong ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; NUCLEOSOME; PH; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; APOPTOSIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEOSOMES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033055164     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00250-1     Document Type: Article

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