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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450179103321

Autore

Wilson Rhoda

Titolo

Recurrent miscarriage and pre-eclampsia [[electronic resource] ] : the roles played by the immune system and antioxidants / / by Rhoda Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : World Scientific, 2004

ISBN

1-281-87715-8

9786611877156

981-256-577-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

618.3/92

Soggetti

Miscarriage - Immunological aspects

Preeclampsia - Immunological aspects

Immune system

Antioxidants

Cytokines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Clinical Aspects of Miscarriage; Chapter 2 Pre-eclampsia; Chapter 3 Antioxidants and Pre-eclampsia; Chapter 4 Serum Cytokines in Pre-eclampsia; Chapter 5 Peripheral Cytokines in Recurrent Miscarriage; Chapter 6 Decidual Cytokines: Their Role in Recurrent Miscarriage; Chapter 7 Antioxidants and Miscarriage; Chapter 8 Thyroid Antibodies and Miscarriage; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of antioxidants and of the immune systemin the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia and recurrent miscarriage. Whilstmany papers have discussed the role of antioxidants in pre-eclampsiaand, that of the immune system, hitherto publication has notconsidered the two simultaneously.