The Th2 cytokine environment of the placenta

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-119

  Dealtry, Gillian B ^a   O'Farrell, Minnie K ^a   Fernandez, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Decidua; Placenta; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS GROWTH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NIDATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UTERUS;

EID: 0033765222     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024441     Document Type: Review

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