Spontaneous labor onset: is it immunologically mediated?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268.e1-268.e7

  Biggar, Robert J ^a,b   Poulsen, Gry ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a   Ng, Jennifer ^c   Boyd, Heather A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

delayed labor; delivery; gestation; HLA antigen; labor; major histocompatibility complex; postmature; postterm; pregnancy; prolonged pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77649193409     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.875     Document Type: Article

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