Lactoferrin in intrauterine infection, human parturition, and rupture of fetal membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 904-910

  Pacora, Percy ^a,b,c   Maymon, Eli ^a,b,c   Gervasi, Maria Teresa ^a,b,c   Gomez, Ricardo ^a,b,c   Edwin, Samuel S ^a,b,c   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a,b,c   Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Intra amniotic infection; Lactoferrin; Maternal plasma; Parturition; Preterm; Rupture of membranes; Umbilical cord plasma

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0033784640     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.108882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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