Effect of Chinese herbal treatment on Th1- and Th2-type cytokines, progesterone and β -human chorionic gonadotropin in early pregnant women of threatened abortion

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 353-358

  Liu, Fang ^a   Luo, Song Ping ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

human chorionic gonadotropin; Prescription Zhuyun III; Progesterone; Th1 and Th2 type cytokines; Threatened abortion

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; PRESCRIPTION ZHUYUN III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTECTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, THREATENED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 70350041861     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-009-0353-z     Document Type: Article

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