Recombinant human lactoferrin has a potential to suppresses uterine cervical ripening in preterm delivery in animal model

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 331-334

  Yakuwa, K ^a   Otsuki, K ^a   Nakayama, K ^a   Hasegawa, A ^a   Sawada, M ^a   Mitsukawa, K ^a   Chiba, H ^a   Nagatsuka, M ^a   Okai, T ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastase; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 8; Preterm delivery; Recombinant human lactoferrin

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ENDOTOXIN; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMAN RECOMBINANT LACTOFERRIN; KETAMINE; LACTOFERRIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RABBIT; STAINING; STANDARD; SUPPOSITORY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 33947542245     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0261-9     Document Type: Article

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