Cervical inflammatory cytokines and other markers in the cervical mucus of pregnant women with lower genital tract infection

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-121

  Sawada, M ^a   Otsuki, K ^a   Mitsukawa, K ^a   Yakuwa, K ^a   Nagatsuka, M ^a   Okai, T ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cervicitis; Elastase; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 8; Lactoferrin; defencine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LACTOFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 30744473488     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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