Endotoxin-induced cytokine production of monocytes of third-trimester pregnant women compared with women in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1073-1077

  Veenstra Van Nieuwenhoven, Angelique L ^a   Bouman, Annechien ^a   Moes, Henk ^b   Heineman, Maas Jan ^a   De Leij, Lee F M H ^c   Santema, Job ^c   Faas, Marijke M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokine production; Endotoxin; Interleukin 12; Interleukin 1 ; Monocytes; Pregnancy; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PHYCOERYTHRIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET CELL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CYTOKINES; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-12; MONOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0038405175     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.263     Document Type: Article

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