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The Recruitment and Activation of Leukocytes into the Immune Cervix: Further Support That Cervical Remodeling Involves an Immune and Inflammatory Mechanism
30 Sept 2012
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Several years ago Yellon and coworkers [1] described the cervix as the “gatekeeper for pregnancy.” Indeed, maintenance of pregnancy is exquisitely dependent upon a closed, competent cervix combined with a quiescent uterus. At normal term pregnancy, birth is accomplished by a coordinated ripening and dilation of the cervix, accompanied by uterine contractions. In cases of term pregnancy where uterine contractions...
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