An immunohistochemical study of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in placenta with and without infection

Malaysian Journal of Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-19

  Hayati, Abdul Rahman ^a   Mohamed, Abdulwakil Elraied ^a   Tan, Geok Chin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amnion; Chorioamnionitis; Deciduas; Placenta; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TLR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TLR4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; PLACENTA; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 77955501618     PISSN: 01268635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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