Leucocyte phagocytosis and circulating immune complexes in mothers after child birth

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-259

  Arinola, O G ^a   Obisesan, K ^b   Salimonu, L S ^a   Onifade, R ^b   Ofolabi, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Babies; Immune complexes; Leucocytes; Mothers; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 8844277600     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i3.28134     Document Type: Article

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