Elastin metabolism in pelvic tissues: Is it modulated by reproductive hormones?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1605-1613

  Chen, Bertha ^a   Wen, Yan ^a   Yu, Xiaoyun ^a   Polan, Mary Lake ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastin; Human neutrophil elastase; Matrix metalloproteinase; Metabolism; Parity; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Relaxin; Stress urinary incontinence; Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase; 1 antitrypsin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ELASTIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; RELAXIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; VAGINA;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELASTIN; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; LUTEAL PHASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MIDDLE AGED; RELAXIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 20644440838     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.11.027     Document Type: Article

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