Pilot study of placental tissue collection, processing, and measurement procedures for large scale assessment of placental inflammation.

Lindsey A SjaardaKatherine A AhrensDaniel L KuhrTiffany L HollandUkpebo R OmosighoBrian T SteffenNatalie L WeirHannah K TollmanRobert M SilverMichael Y TsaiEnrique F Schisterman

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Refrigeration of placentae prior to processing does not appear to compromise detection of these cytokines for purposes of large scale studies. These findings provide a framework and preliminary data for the study of inflammatory cytokines within the placenta in large scale and/or resource-limited settings.

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