Mueller matrix imaging for collagen scoring in mice model of pregnancy

Abstract Preterm birth risk is associated with early softening of the uterine cervix in pregnancy due to the accelerated remodeling of collagen extracellular matrix. Studies of mice model of pregnancy were performed with an imaging Mueller polarimeter at different time points of pregnancy to find po...

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Main Authors: Hee Ryung Lee, Ilyas Saytashev, Vinh Nguyen Du Le, Mala Mahendroo, Jessica Ramella-Roman, Tatiana Novikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95020-8