The role of CD4+CD25bright regulatory T cells in the maintenance of pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes, and labor

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-371

  Seol, Hyun Joo ^a   Oh, Min Jeong ^a   Lim, Ji Eun ^a   Jung, Nan Hee ^a   Yoon, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Hai Joong ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Premature rupture of membranes; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINA BLEEDING; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CD4 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGENS, CD4; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 48649102674     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.3.366     Document Type: Article

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