In vitro secretion profiles of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF alpha after selective infection with <it>Escherichia coli</it> in human fetal membranes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chorioamniotic membranes infection is a pathologic condition in which an abnormal secretion of proinflammatory cytokines halts fetal immune tolerance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the functional response of human chor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-12-01
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Series: | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://www.rbej.com/content/5/1/46 |