Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in human pregnancy and labor

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 404-409

  Ietta, F ^a   Todros, T ^b   Ticconi, C ^c   Piccoli, E ^b   Zicari, A ^d   Piccione, E ^c   Paulesu, Luana ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cytokines; Migration inhibitory factor; Term labor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORD SERUM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LABOR; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REPRODUCTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHORION; DECIDUA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION-INHIBITORY FACTORS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 18744392781     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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