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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |