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Probing the potential of mucus permeability to signify preterm birth risk

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, and is frequently associated with intra-amniotic infection hypothesized to arise from bacterial ascension across a dysfunctional cervical mucus plug. To study this dysfunction, we assessed the permeability of cervical mucus from non-pregnant...

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Autores principales: Smith-Dupont, K. B., Wagner, C. E., Witten, J., Conroy, K., Rudoltz, H., Pagidas, K., Snegovskikh, V., House, M., Ribbeck, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28871085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08057-z