Matrix metalloproteinases-1, -2 expression in uterosacral ligaments from women with pelvic organ prolapse

Maturitas

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-135

  Strinic, Tomislav ^a,b   Vulic, Marko ^a,b   Tomic, Snjezana ^a,b   Capkun, Vesna ^a   Stipic, Ivica ^b   Alujevic, Ivana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical expression; Matrix metalloproteinases 1; Matrix metalloproteinases 2; Pelvic organ prolapse; Uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GELATINASE A; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENTS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; POSTMENOPAUSE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; UTERUS;

EID: 70349736368     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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