Changes in connective tissue in patients with pelvic organ prolapse - A review of the current literature

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-474

  Kerkhof, M H ^a   Hendriks, L ^b   Brolmann H A M ^b  

^a Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Extracellular matrix; Fibroblast; Pelvic floor; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; ELASTIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FIBULIN 5; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR 1; PENTOSIDINE;

AGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELASTIN METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TISSUE METABOLISM; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 62249160005     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0737-1     Document Type: Review

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