Preterm premature rupture of membranes without labor is not associated with increased levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 protein

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 219-226

  Draper, D L ^a   Kush, M J ^a   Donohoe, W ^a   Janosky, J ^a   Latimer, J J ^a   Heine, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes; Inflammation; MMP 9; Preterm birth; Preterm prom

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034853268     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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