Cervical remodeling in term and preterm birth: Insights from an animal model

Reproduction

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-438

  Mahendroo, Mala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 1; CLAUDIN 2; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; ELASTIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

BIRTH; CELL COMMUNICATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CROSS LINKING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOWN REGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REPAIR; UPREGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 84860440690     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0466     Document Type: Review

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