Participation of the novel cytokine interleukin 18 in the host response to intra-amniotic infection
β Scribed by Percy Pacora; Roberto Romero; Eli Maymon; Maria-Teresa Gervasi; Ricardo Gomez; Samuel S. Edwin; Bo Hyun Yoon
- Book ID
- 114487003
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 116 KB
- Volume
- 183
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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