Fibronectin degradation by MMP-2/MMP-9 in the serum of pregnant women and umbilical cord with Toxoplasma gondii infection

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 370-374

  Wang, M F ^a,b   Lai, S C ^a,c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

MMP 2; MMP 9; Pregnant; Toxoplasma gondii; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 84877296149     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.769501     Document Type: Article

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