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Title:

Cervical Mucus Properties Stratify Risk for Preterm Birth

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
A.S. Critchfield, G. Yao, A. Jaishankar, R.S. Friedlander, O. Lieleg, P.S. Doyle, G. McKinley, M. House and K. Ribbeck
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Ascending infection from the colonized vagina to the normally sterile intrauterine cavity is a well-documented cause of preterm birth. The primary physical barrier to microbial ascension is the cervical canal, which is filled with a dense and protective mucus plug. Despite its central role in separating the vaginal from the intrauterine tract, the barrier properties of cervical mucus have not been studied in preterm birth. METHODS AND FINDINGS: To study the protective function of...     »
Keywords:
Cervical Mucus; Permeability; Preterm Birth; Spinnbarkeit
Dewey Decimal Classification:
050 Zeitschriften, fortlaufende Sammelwerke
Journal title:
PloS One
Year:
2013
Quarter:
3. Quartal
Month:
Aug
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
e69528
Covered by:
Web of Science
Reviewed:
ja
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069528
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936335
WWW:
Cervical Mucus Properties Stratify Risk for Preterm Birth
Publisher:
PloS One
Publisher address:
U.S. Headquarters, San Francisco, CA 94111
Status:
Verlagsversion / published
Submitted:
08.03.2013
Accepted:
11.06.2013
Date of publication:
13.08.2013
Semester:
SS 13
TUM Institution:
MW Fachgebiet für Biomechanik am IMETUM
Format:
Bild/Text
Ingested:
29.08.2013
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