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ANNALS OF MEDICINE (2008)

Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

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OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (2008)

Article Developmental Biology

Pro-labour myometrial gene expression: are preterm labour and term labour the same?

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REPRODUCTION (2008)

Article Medical Laboratory Technology

Association between oxidative stress in pregnancy and preterrn premature rupture of membranes

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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (2007)

Review Cell Biology

Steroid hormone control of myometrial contractility and parturition

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SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (2007)

Article Developmental Biology

Expression of natural antimicrobials by human placenta and fetal membranes

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PLACENTA (2007)

Review Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dynamics of cervical remodeling during pregnancy and parturition: Mechanisms and current concepts

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SEMINARS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (2007)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Corticotrophin releasing hormone and the timing of birth

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FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE (2007)

Review Obstetrics & Gynecology

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CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (2007)

Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

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BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY (2006)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Surfactant protein secreted by the maturing mouse fetal lung acts as a hormone that signals the initiation of parturition

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2004)

Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

Infectious and inflammatory mechanisms in preterm birth and cerebral palsy

B Jacobsson

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (2004)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Animal models of preterm birth

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TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (2004)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

A DNA damage checkpoint response in telomere-initiated senescence

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NATURE (2003)

Review Obstetrics & Gynecology

The immunology of successful pregnancy

ALV van Nieuwenhoven et al.

HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE (2003)

Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

Fetal cell microchimerism: helpful or harmful to the parous woman?

K Khosrotehrani et al.

CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY (2003)

Article Obstetrics & Gynecology

Evidence for fetal involvement in the pathologic process of clinical chorioamnionitis

T Chaiworapongsa et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (2002)