Low levels of circulating alpha-1 antitrypsin are associated with spontaneous abortions

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1782-1787

  Madar, Tamar ^a   Shahaf, Galit ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Brazg, Jared ^a   Levinson, Justin ^a   Yaniv Salem, Shimrit ^a   Twina, Guy ^a   Baron, Joel ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a   Holcberg, Gershon ^a   Lewis, Eli C ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antitrypsin; Cytokines; Inflammation; Miscarriage; Protease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 23; LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84887939601     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.801955     Document Type: Conference Paper

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