Fluctuations in C-reactive protein concentration and neutrophil activation during normal human pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-51

  Belo, Luís ^a,b   Santos Silva, Alice ^a,b   Rocha, Susana ^b   Caslake, Muriel ^c   Cooney, Josephine ^c   Pereira Leite, Luís ^d   Quintanilha, Alexandre ^a,b   Rebelo, Irene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Elastase; Human pregnancy; Lactoferrin; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ELASTASE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LACTOFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOTHER; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 27644594355     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.02.022     Document Type: Article

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