Labour Induces Increased Concentrations of Biglycan and Hyaluronan in Human Fetal Membranes

Placenta

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 482-486

  Meinert, M ^a   Malmstrom A ^d   Tufvesson, E ^d   Westergren Thorsson, G ^d   Petersen, A C ^b   Laurent, C ^c   Uldbjerg, N ^a   Eriksen, G V ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amnion; Biglycan; Chorio decidua; Collagen; Decorin; Labour; Rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; BIGLYCAN; COLLAGEN; DECORIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHORION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 34247165106     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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