Decreased adherence and spontaneous separation of fetal membrane layers - amnion and choriodecidua - a possible part of the normal weakening process

Placenta

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-24

  Strohl, A ^a   Kumar, D ^a   Novince, R ^a   Shaniuk, P ^a   Smith, J ^a   Bryant, K ^a   Moore, R M ^a   Novak, J ^a   Stetzer, B ^a   Mercer, B M ^a   Mansour, J M ^b   Moore, J J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Biomechanics; Choriodecidua; Fetal membranes; T peel test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF FETAL MEMBRANE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADHESIVENESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; DECIDUA; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649108840     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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