Distinct molecular events suggest different pathways for preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1399-1406

  Fortunato, Stephen J ^a   Menon, Ramkumar ^a  

^a CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytokines; Fetal membranes; Matrix metalloproteinases; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FAS ANTIGEN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; STROMELYSIN;

AMNION FLUID; APOPTOSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034971399     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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