Serum concentrations of macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC 1) as a predictor of miscarriage

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9403, 2004, Pages 129-130

  Tong, Stephen ^a   Marjono, Budi ^a   Brown, David A ^b   Mulvey, Sheila ^a   Breit, Samuel N ^b   Manuelpillai, Ursula ^a   Wallace, Euan M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MACROPHAGE INHIBITORY CYTOKINE 1; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0347318118     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15265-8     Document Type: Article

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