Proteoglycans and hyaluronan in human fetal membranes
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Labour induces increased concentrations of biglycan and hyaluronan in human fetal membranes.
OBJECTIVE The proteoglycan decorin stabilizes collagen whereas biglycan and hyaluronan disrupt well-organized collagen. The aim was to compare hyaluronan and proteoglycans in human fetal membranes obtained before and after spontaneous labour at term. STUDY DESIGN Prelabour samples of fetal membranes (N=9) were obtained from elective caesarean sections and regionally sampled from over the cerv...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.110294