The effect of fetal acidemia on fetal-placental vascular tone and production of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 894-897

  Pierce, Brian T ^a   Napolitano, Peter G ^a   Pierce, Lisa M ^a   Kovac, Christine ^a   Hume, Roderick F ^a   Calhoun, Byron C ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidemia; Cytokines; Interleukin 6; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACIDEMIA; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; PERFUSION; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036793542     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.127455     Document Type: Article

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