CD11b expression on circulating leukocytes increases in preparation for parturition

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-329

  Luppi, Patrizia ^a   Irwin, Tracy E ^b   Simhan, Hyagriv ^b   DeLoia, Julie A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Labor; Leukocytes; Parturition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 9744254547     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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