Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117, February 2010

IL-6 and TNFα across the umbilical circulation in term pregnancies: Relationship with labour events☆

  • Greg Duncombe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • ,
  • Ruud A.W. Veldhuizen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert J. Gratton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • ,
  • Victor K.M. Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • ,
  • Bryan S. Richardson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, Children Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Ontario, 268 Grosvenor St, Room B3-041, London ON Canada N6A 4V2. Tel.: +1 519 646 6106; fax: +1 519 646 6213.

Received 9 December 2009; received in revised form 26 January 2010; accepted 29 January 2010.

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☆ Umbilical cord levels for IL-6 are increased in low risk labouring patients at term without evidence of infection when compared to non-labouring patients delivered by elective cesarean section.

PII: S0378-3782(10)00038-1

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.01.027

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Pages 113-117, February 2010

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