Genetic background affects the biomechanical behavior of the postpartum mouse cervix

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 434.e1-434.e7

  Buhimschi, Catalin S ^a   Sora, Nicoleta ^b   Zhao, Guomao ^a   Buhimschi, Irina A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

break point; cervical insufficiency; cervix; genetic makeup; MRL MpJ + +; yield point

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; C57BL 6 MOUSE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE CERVIX; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 62549107008     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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