Differential expression of antimicrobial polypeptides in cord blood samples of preterm and term infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Faust, Kirstin ^a   Göpel, Wolfgang ^a   Moser, Katja ^b   Temole, Gloriette ^a   Bartels, Maren ^a   Wieg, Christian ^b   Tröger, Birte ^a   Herting, Egbert ^a   Härtel, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM ASCHAFFENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic infection; Antimicrobial peptides; Innate immune system; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL POLYPEPTIDE; BACTERIAL PERMEABILITYINCREASING PROTEIN; CALGRANULIN; HUMAN NEUTROPHIL PEPTIDE 1-3; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LACTOFERRIN; POLYPEPTIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 84896133071     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12544     Document Type: Article

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