Leukocytes are primed in peripheral blood for activation during term and preterm labour

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 713-724

  Yuan, M ^a   Jordan, F ^b   McInnes, I B ^b   Harnett, M M ^b   Norman, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Immunology; Leukocyte; Parturition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE MARKER; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABOR; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; BLOOD; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LEUKOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949120042     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap054     Document Type: Article

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