Phenotypic and metabolic characteristics of maternal monocytes and granulocytes in preterm labor with intact membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1124-1129

  Gervasi, Maria Teresa ^a,b,c   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b,c   Naccasha, Nihal ^a,b,c   Blackwell, Sean ^a,b,c   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a,b,c   Maymon, Eli ^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

Inflammation; Leukocyte phenotype; Maternal inflammatory response; Parturition; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD15 ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; CD64 ANTIGEN; CD66B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OXYGEN RADICAL; PADGEM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035201048     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.117681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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