Mechanical and biochemical properties of human cervical tissue

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-116

  Myers, K M ^a   Paskaleva, A P ^a   House, M ^b   Socrate, S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical biochemistry; Cervical insufficiency; Cervical maturation; Cervix; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; HYDRATION; TISSUE;

BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CERVICAL BIOCHEMISTRY; CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY; CERVICAL MATURATION; CERVICAL TISSUES; CERVIX; MECHANICAL; PRETERM DELIVERIES; TISSUE SAMPLES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; TENSION; TIME; TISSUE LEVEL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 36248987252     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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