Pretreatment of human amnion-chorion with vitamins C and E prevents hypochlorous acid-induced damage

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 979-985

  Plessinger, Mark A ^a   Woods, Jr , James R ^a   Miller, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes; Hypochlorous acid; Premature rupture of membranes; Reactive oxygen species; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; AMNION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; CHORION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033783959     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.106676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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