OC154: Ultrasound Cervical Ripening (UCR)?a new classification of cervical ripening at term
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Histological aspects of cervical ripening.
There is a close relationship between the rate of the uterine cervix opening during parturition and the presence or absence of a completely ripened cervix. In order to learn the basic pattern of the ripening of cervix, histological and histochemical studies were performed on the human uterine cervix during pregnancy. It was noted that the collagen bundles disintegrated into fine fibers and also...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-7692,1469-0705
DOI: 10.1002/uog.361