Cortisol and susceptibility to malaria during pregnancy

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1217-1223

  Bouyou Akotet, Marielle K ^a,b,c   Adegnika, Ayola A ^a,b   Agnandji, Selidji T ^a   Ngou Milama, Edouard ^c   Kombila, Maryvonne ^c   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b   Mavoungou, Elie ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Malaria; Pregnancy; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROLACTIN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 26944489215     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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