Cervical collagen in non-pregnant women with previous cervical incompetence

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-45

  Petersen, Lone K ^a,c   Uldbjerg, Niels ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cervical incompetence; Cervix; Collagen; Hydroxyproline; Parity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 0030007713     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02440-2     Document Type: Article

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