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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 15, 2004 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Gender differences in amniotic fluid cytokine levels

SH Poggi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA; Section on Developmental and Molecular Pharmacology, Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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CY Spong Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA; Section on Developmental and Molecular Pharmacology, Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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A Ghidini Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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M Ossandon Section on Developmental and Molecular Pharmacology, Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pages 367-371 | Received 24 Oct 2003, Accepted 05 Mar 2004, Published online: 24 May 2010

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