Cytokines and other important inflammatory mediators in gestation and bacterial intraamniotic infections

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-351

  Splichal I ^a   Trebichavsky I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CYTOKINE;

AMNION; AMNION FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

AMNION; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0035757141     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815625     Document Type: Review

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