Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2007

Interleukin-17 Expression in the Human Placenta

  • S. Pongcharoen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • J. Somran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • S. Sritippayawan

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • P. Niumsup

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • P. Chanchan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • P. Butkhamchot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • P. Tatiwat

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • S. Kunngurn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomical Pathology, Buddachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • ,
  • R.F. Searle

      Affiliations

    • Anatomy and Clinical Skills Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Anatomy and Clinical Skills, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK. Tel.: +44 1912226625.

,Accepted 24 January 2006.

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PII: S0143-4004(06)00021-X

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.01.016

Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2007

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