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New Insights on the Biomechanics of the Fetal Membrane
Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar, 2023 During pregnancy, the Fetal Membrane (FM) is subjected to mechanical stretching that may result in preterm labor. The structural integrity of the FM is maintained by its collagenous layer.
Doron Shilo, Eliezer Shalev
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On the defect tolerance of fetal membranes [PDF]
Interface Focus, 2019 A series of mechanical experiments were performed to quantify the strength and fracture toughness of human amnion and chorion. The experiments were complemented with computational investigations using a ‘hybrid’ model that includes an explicit representation of the collagen fibre network of amnion. Despite its much smaller thickness, amnion is shown to
Bircher, Kevin +7 more
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Organ-On-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research?
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 The placenta and fetal membrane act as a protective barrier throughout pregnancy while maintaining communication and nutrient exchange between the baby and the mother. Disruption of this barrier leads to various pregnancy complications, including preterm
Lauren Richardson +7 more
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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2023 The membrane flickering of human fetal red blood cells (RBCs) affected by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) was studied with dual time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy (D-TRMFS).
Nicolás Bravo +3 more
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Fetal membranes and placentation in Chiroptera [PDF]
Reproduction, 1979 Introduction The development of the fetal membranes and the definitive structure of the placenta have been studied in one or a few representatives of the following families of Chiroptera: Pteropidae (Gohre, 1892a, b; Selenka, 1892; Kohlbrugge, 1913; Keibel, 1922; van der Sprenkel, 1932; Moghe, 1951, 1956 ...
A, Gopalakrishna, K B, Karim
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 IntroductionSpontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), which predominantly presents as spontaneous preterm labor (sPTL) or prelabor premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), is a syndrome that accounts for 5–10% of live births annually.
Jing Pan +3 more
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The mammalian fetal membranes [PDF]
Reproduction, 1981 Some of my colleagues entering the field of reproductive physiology have expressed dismay at the bewildering variety of structures involved in the maintenance of pregnancy in different species. They have also expressed a certain exasperation with the terminology used in describing it. This essay was written to provide them with a very broad picture and
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The incidence of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis increases with the increasing time of rupture of membranes. Changes in the amount and categories of microbiomes in maternal and fetal environments after membrane rupture have yet to be discussed.
Huifen Yin +4 more
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Immunobiology of Acute Chorioamnionitis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Acute chorioamnionitis is characterized by neutrophilic infiltration and inflammation at the maternal fetal interface. It is a relatively common complication of pregnancy and can have devastating consequences including preterm labor, maternal infections,
Monica Cappelletti +2 more
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Initiation of human parturition: signaling from senescent fetal tissues via extracellular vesicle mediated paracrine mechanism [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2019 A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which signals from the fetus initiate human parturition is required. Our recent findings support the core hypothesis that oxidative stress (OS) and cellular senescence of the fetal membranes (amnion ...
Ramkumar Menon
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