Characterization of the transcriptome of chorioamniotic membranes at the site of rupture in spontaneous labor at term

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 462.e1-462.e41

  Nhan Chang, Chia Ling ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,c   Tarca, Adi L ^a,c,d   Mittal, Pooja ^a,b   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Erez, Offer ^a,b   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b   Hotra, John ^a   Than, Nandor Gabor ^a   Kim, Jung Sun ^a,c   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b   Kim, Chong Jai ^a,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

chorion; extracellular matrix; inflammation; labor; microarray; parturition; spontaneous rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL ADHESION; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABOR; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77951970911     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.045     Document Type: Article

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