Changes in the cervical competence in preterm labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 23-27

  Facchinetti, Fabio ^a,b   Venturini, Paolo ^a   Blasi, Immacolata ^a   Giannella, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Materno Infantile   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEMEPROST; HYALURONIC ACID; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; WATER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILDBIRTH; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; LABOR COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 14644388780     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00580.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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