Evidence for Complement Activation in the Amniotic Fluid of Women with Spontaneous Preterm Labor and Intra-amniotic Infection

OBJECTIVE: The complement system plays an important role in host defense against infection. Concentrations of complement split products or anaphylatoxins (C3a, C4a and C5a) in biological fluids are considered to reflect complement activation. The purpose of this study was to determine if term and pr...

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Main Authors: Soto, Eleazar, Romero, Roberto, Richani, Karina, Yoon, Bo Hyun, Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn, Vaisbuch, Edi, Mittal, Pooja, Erez, Offer, Gotsch, Francesca, Mazor, Moshe, Kusanovic, Juan Pedro
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437778/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19900036
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14767050902994747
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