Role of tumor necrosis factor-α in the premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor pathways

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1159-1162

  Fortunato, Stephen J ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^a   Lombardi, Salvatore J ^a  

^a Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniochorion; Cytokine; Matrix metalloproteinase; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMNION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036854991     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.127457     Document Type: Article

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