Comparative Analysis of Midtrimester Amniotic Fluid Cytokine Levels to Predict Spontaneous Very Pre-term Birth in Patients with Cervical Insufficiency

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 155-161

  Son, Ga Hyun ^a   You, Young Ah ^b   Kwon, Eun Jin ^c   Lee, Keun Young ^a   Kim, Young Ju ^b,c  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cervical insufficiency; Cytokine

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 7; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 84956780868     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12451     Document Type: Article

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