Human cervical ripening, an inflammatory process mediated by cytokines

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 375-381

  Sennström, Maria B ^a   Ekman, Gunvor ^a   Westergren Thorsson, Gunilla ^c   Malmström, Anders ^c   Byström, Birgitta ^a   Endrésen, Ursula ^c   Mlambo, Nokwanda ^a   Norman, Margareta ^b   Ståbi, Berit ^a   Brauner, Annelie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Cytokines; G CSF; IL 6; IL 8

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; ELASTASE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LABOR INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 6744237784     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.4.375     Document Type: Article

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