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Cervical Ripening

Known as: Cervical Ripenings, Ripening, Cervical, Ripenings, Cervical 
A change in the CERVIX UTERI with respect to its readiness to relax. The cervix normally becomes softer, more flexible, more distensible, and shorter… 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Progress of nanocrystalline growth kinetics based on oriented attachment.
The crystal growth mechanism, kinetics, and microstructure development play a fundamental role in tailoring the materials with… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
REVIEW ARTICLE: The Contribution of Macrophages to Normal and Pathological Pregnancies
Citation Nagamatsu T, Schust DJ. The contribution of macrophages to normal and pathological pregnancies. Am J Reprod Immunol 2010 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Effects of Maternal Obesity on Duration and Outcomes of Prostaglandin Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of maternal body mass index (BMI) on progress and outcomes of prostaglandin labor induction… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Methods for cervical ripening and induction of labor.
Induction of labor is common in obstetric practice. According to the most current studies, the rate varies from 9.5 to 33.7… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Rising rates of labor induction: present concerns and future strategies.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Uterine Chemokines in Reproductive Physiology and Pathology
PROBLEM: Chemokines are increasingly recognized as important regulators of uterine function. 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
pregnancy and parturition
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Pro-inflammatory cytokines induce expression of matrix-metabolizing enzymes in human cervical smooth muscle cells.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Potential pathogenic mechanisms of periodontitis associated pregnancy complications.
During normal pregnancy, maternal hormones and locally acting cytokines play a key role in regulating the onset of labor… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Prostaglandins in preinduction cervical ripening. Meta-analysis of worldwide clinical experience.
The state of the cervix is an important predictor of success in the induction of labor. A firm and rigid (unripe) cervix… 
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