The role of apoptosis in preterm premature rupture of the human fetal membranes

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 288, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-505

  Saglam, Aylin ^a   Ozgur, Cinar ^b   Derwig, Iris ^c   Unlu, Bekir Serdar ^a   Gode, Funda ^d   Mungan, Tamer ^e  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Rize Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^e SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Preterm labor; Preterm premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CASPASE 3; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882582106     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2774-3     Document Type: Article

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