The Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 on Cytokines/Chekmokines and Prostaglandins in Human Amnion Cells

The incidence of preterm labor has risen over recent decades and preventative antibiotic treatment is ineffective. Associated with a 40% increased risk of preterm birth, bacterial vaginosis is characterized by a decrease in lactobacilli and increase in pathogenic bacteria in the vaginal flora. Ascen...

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Main Author: Koscik, Rebecca
Other Authors: Challis, John R. G.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33750