Interleukin-8 Release from Human Gestational Tissue Explants: Effects of Gestation, Labor, and Chorioamnionitis1
Open Access
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 61 (3) , 823-827
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.3.823
Abstract
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemotactic cytokine that has been implicated in the process of human parturition, including the processes of cervical ripeKeywords
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