Human cervical ripening, an inflammatory process mediated by cytokines.

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Published in Mol Hum Reprod on April 01, 2000

Authors

M B Sennström1, G Ekman, G Westergren-Thorsson, A Malmström, B Byström, U Endrésen, N Mlambo, M Norman, B Ståbi, A Brauner

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Women and Child Health, Division for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Hospital, Danderyd.

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