Separation of amnion from choriodecidua is an integral event to the rupture of normal term fetal membranes and constitutes a significant component of the work required

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Arikat, Sunny ^a   Novince, Ryan W ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^a   Kumar, Deepak ^a   Fox, Jennifer M ^a   Mansour, Joseph M ^b   Moore, John J ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Choriodecidua; Fetal membranes; Mechanical properties of fetal membranes

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CHORION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRENGTH; VIDEORECORDING;

AMNION; BIOPHYSICS; CHORION; DECIDUA; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 29544449992     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.06.083     Document Type: Article

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