Exodus-1 (CCL20): Evidence for the participation of this chemokine in spontaneous labor at term, preterm labor, and intrauterine infection

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-227

  Hamill, Neil ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c   Gotsch, Francesca ^a   Pedro Kusanovic, Juan ^a,b   Edwin, Sam ^a   Erez, Offer ^a   Gabor Than, Nandor ^a   Mittal, Pooja ^a,b   Espinoza, Jimmy ^a,b   Friel, Lara A ^a,b   Vaisbuch, Edi ^a   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cytokine; Inflammation; LARC; Macrophage inflammatory protein 3 alpha; Parturition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 3ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHEMOKINE CCL20; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS;

EID: 44949131585     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.034     Document Type: Article

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