Functional activity of neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the first five days postpartum

• Main Authors: Maria Helena Setsuko Morita (Author), Mônica López Vázquez (Author), Lúcia Mitsuko Yamano (Author), Jorge da Silva Kawano (Author), Tainá Mosca (Author), Wilma Carvalho Neves Forte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PURPOSE: To assess the chemotactic activity and phagocytic response of neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes among women in the first five days postpartum.METHODS: A prospective, cross-sectional clinical-laboratory study was conducted. Data of 31 postpartum women during the first five days after...