A New Methodology to Measure Strength of Adherence of the Fetal Membrane Components, Amnion and the Choriodecidua

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 560-563

  Kumar, D ^a   Novince, R ^a   Strohl, A ^a   Mercer, B M ^a   Mansour, J M ^a   Moore, R M ^a   Moore, J J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Biomechanical testing equipment; Chorion; Fetal membrane adherence; Fetal membranes; T peel testing

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADHESIVENESS; AMNION; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CHORION; DECIDUA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67349240206     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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