Prediction of term and preterm parturition and treatment monitoring by measurement of cervical cross-linked collagen using light-induced fluorescence

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 534-536

  Maul, Holger ^a,b   Saade, George ^a   Garfield, Robert E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; COLLAGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; ONAPRISTONE; PROMEGESTONE;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIGHT INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

CERVIX UTERI; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 19944390616     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00806.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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