A comparative biomechanical analysis of term fetal membranes in human and domestic species

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365.e25-365.e36

  Borazjani, Ali ^a,d   Weed, Benjamin C ^a,d   Patnaik, Sourav S ^a   Feugang, Jean M ^b   Christiansen, David ^c   Elder, Steven H ^a   Ryan, Peter L ^b,c   Liao, Jun ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OCH Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; fetal membrane; PPROM; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 79953281438     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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