Pregnancy
Researchers from University Hospital report on findings in pregnancy
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 2nd, 2010
2010 DEC 2 -- New investigation results, 'Matrix metalloproteinases in the cervical mucus plug in relation to gestational age, plug compartment, and preterm labor,' are detailed in a study published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. "High concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) have been identified in the cervical mucus plug (CMP) at term of pregnancy. Their physiological and pathophysiological implications, however, remain to be elucidated, and CMPs from preterm labor have never been examined," scientists writing in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology report.
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