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Why do membranes rupture at term? Evidence of increased cellular apoptosis in the supracervical fetal membranes

Nicole G Reti, Martha Lappas, Clyde Riley, Mary E Wlodek, Michael Permezel, Susan Walker, Gregory E Rice

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2007

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.01.021

University of Melbourne Researchers

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Michael Permezel Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

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Susan Walker Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

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Gregory Rice Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

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Mary Wlodek Author Anatomy and Physiology

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Keywords

Tensile Strength
Cervix
Bax
Structural Characteristics
Activation
Supracervical Membranes
Gentian Violet
Rupture, Spontaneous
Pregnancy
Altered Morphology
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Zone
Apoptosis
Extraembryonic Membranes
Cervix Uteri
Term Birth
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lower Uterine Pole
Coloring Agents
Labor, Obstetric
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Humans
Labor
Drug Combinations
Science & Technology
Adult
Female

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