Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 86-94 , January 2010

High-mobility group box protein 1 and its signalling receptors in human preterm and term cervix

  • Aurelija Dubicke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child Health, FRH-lab C4:U1, KBH, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, 17 176 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel.: +46 851773818; fax: +46 8323048.
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  • Peter Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, the Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Emma Fransson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Eva Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Angelos Sioutas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Anders Malmström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medical Science, University of Lund, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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  • Eva Sverremark-Ekström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, the Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Gunvor Ekman-Ordeberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden

Received 23 June 2009 ,Revised 19 September 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

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PII: S0165-0378(09)00523-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.09.010

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 86-94 , January 2010

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