Histological characteristics of the myometrium in the postpartum hemorrhage of unknown etiology: A possible involvement of local immune reactions

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-80

  Farhana, Mustari ^a   Tamura, Naoaki ^a   Mukai, Mari ^a   Ikuma, Kotomi ^a   Koumura, Yukiko ^a   Furuta, Naomi ^a   Yaguchi, Chizuko ^a   Uchida, Toshiyuki ^a   Suzuki, Kazunao ^a   Sugihara, Kazuhiro ^a   Itoh, Hiroaki ^a   Kanayama, Naohiro ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Myometritis; Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH); Pregnancy; Uterine atony

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIBODY; CD68 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A RECEPTOR; COPROPORPHYRIN; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; TRYPTASE; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MECONIUM; MYOMETRIUM; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UTERINE ATONY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84931070692     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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