The biomechanics of amnion rupture: an X-ray diffraction study.

The biomechanics of amnion rupture: an X-ray diffraction study.

Pre-term birth is the leading cause of perinatal and neonatal mortality, 40% of which are attributed to the pre-term premature rupture of amnion. Rupture of amnion is thought to be associated with a corresponding decrease in the extracellular collagen content and/or increase in collagenase activity....

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Main Authors: Che J Connon, Takahiro Nakamura, Andy Hopkinson, Andrew Quantock, Naoto Yagi, James Doutch, Keith M Meek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2190618?pdf=render

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