Elevated interleukin-8 concentrations in cervical secretions are associated with preterm labour

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-168

  Dowd, Jennifer ^a,b   Laham, Nihay ^a   Rice, Gregory ^a   Brennecke, Shaun ^a   Permezel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical secretions; Interleukin 8; Preterm labour

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVIX MUCUS; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035048284     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052917     Document Type: Article

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