Inflammatory pathways in the mechanism of parturition

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Norman, Jane E ^a   Bollapragada, Shrikant ^a   Yuan, Mei ^a   Nelson, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DELIVERY; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABOR INDUCTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREMATURE LABOR; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LABOR; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

AUTACOID;

CERVICAL RIPENING; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34548038619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-7-S1-S7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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