Changes in the biochemical constituents and morphologic appearance of the human cervical stroma during pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue SUPPL 1, 2009, Pages

  Myers, Kristin ^a   Socrate, Simona ^a   Tzeranis, Dimitrios ^a   House, Michael ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen morphology; Face assay; Remodeling; Second harmonic generation; Tissue composition; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

A73025; COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SOLUBILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE CERVIX;

CERVIX UTERI; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 67650180063     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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