Patterns of cytokine profiles differ with pregnancy outcome and ethnicity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1902-1909

  Velez, Digna R ^a   Fortunato, Stephen J ^b,c   Morgan, Nicole ^b   Edwards, Todd L ^a   Lombardi, Salvatore J ^b   Williams, Scott M ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^b,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Disparity; Inflammation; Interleukins; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 47649101516     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den170     Document Type: Article

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