Cervical leukocyte sub-populations in idiopathic preterm labour

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-55

  Whitworth, M K ^a   Pafilis, I ^a   Vince, G ^a   Quenby, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervix; Leukocyte; Leukocytes; Preterm labour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MACROPHAGES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34447581231     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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