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Review
. 2007 Jun 1;7 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S7.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-7-S1-S7.

Inflammatory pathways in the mechanism of parturition

Jane E Norman  1 , Shrikant Bollapragada, Mei Yuan, Scott M Nelson
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Review

Inflammatory pathways in the mechanism of parturition

Jane E Norman et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. .

Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that parturition is an inflammatory process. In this brief overview, inflammatory events occurring in association with parturition, and the mechanism by which they may contribute to labour and delivery will be discussed. Mention will be made of how this information may be of use in regulating the timing and the onset of parturition.

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