Fetal Membrane Biomarker Network Diversity and Disease Functions Induced by Intra-amniotic Pathogens

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 124-133

  Bhat, Geeta ^a   Peltier, Morgan R ^b,c   Syed, Tariq Ali ^a   Drobek, Cayce O ^d   Saade, George ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Fetal membranes; Inflammation; Intra amniotic infection; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; POLYPORHANS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TERM BIRTH; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84872273158     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12047     Document Type: Article

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