Infection and labor. IV. Cachectin-tumor necrosis factor in the amniotic fluid of women with intraamniotic infection and preterm labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 336-341

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c   Manogue, Kirk R ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Murray D ^a,b,c   Wu, Ying King ^a,b,c   Oyarzun, Enrique ^a,b,c   Hobbins, John C ^a,b,c   Cerami, Anthony ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines; interleukin 1; intraamniotic infection; labor; parturition; prematurity; preterm labor; prostaglandins; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; RECOMBINANT TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNION; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0345432708     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90515-2     Document Type: Article

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