Figure 1From: In vitro secretion profiles of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF alpha after selective infection with Escherichia coli in human fetal membranesExperimental model. The fetal membranes are held together with silicone rubber rings in the upper chamber of a Transwell® device. In this system, the choriodecidua region delimits the upper chamber and the amnion region, the lower chamber.Back to article page