Labor-associated gene expression in the human uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix.

Labor-associated gene expression in the human uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix.

BACKGROUND: Preterm labor, failure to progress, and postpartum hemorrhage are the common causes of maternal and neonatal mortality or morbidity. All result from defects in the complex mechanisms controlling labor, which coordinate changes in the uterine fundus, lower segment, and cervix. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Radek Bukowski, Gary D V Hankins, George R Saade, Garland D Anderson, Steven Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1475650?pdf=render

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