Corticosterone treatment of pregnant low dose endotoxin-treated rats: Inhibition of the inflammatory response

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-183

  Faas, M M ^a   Slot, K ^a   Koiter, T R ^a   Schuiling, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Corticosteroids; Endotoxin; Monocytes; Neutrophils; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG PELLET; FEMALE; FETUS RESORPTION; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 0033850633     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.440308.x     Document Type: Article

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