A dual mechanism of biomechanical change in rat cervix in gestation and postpartum: Applied vascular mechanics

Cardiovascular Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Drzewiecki, G ^a   Tozzi, C ^b   Yu, S Y ^c   Leppert, P C ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Merck   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical softening and remodeling; Cervix; Extracellular matrix; Pregnancy; Pregnancy biomechanics; Rats; Uterine; Vascular mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 31144455337     PISSN: 15678822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10558-005-9072-z     Document Type: Article

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