Oxidative stress damage as a detrimental factor in preterm birth pathology

Normal term and spontaneous preterm births (PTB) are documented to be associated with oxidative stress (OS), and imbalances in the redox system (balance between pro- and antioxidant) have been reported in the maternal-fetal intrauterine compartments. The exact mechanism of labor initiation either at...

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Main Author: Ramkumar eMenon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00567/full