Maternal and neonatal IL-4 and IFN-gamma production at delivery and 3 months after birth

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-33

  Keski Nisula, Leea ^a,b   Hirvonen, Maija Riitta ^a   Roponen, Marjut ^a   Heinonen, Seppo ^b   Pekkanen, Juha ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Neonate; Pregnancy; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; LABOR; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0142120355     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(03)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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