The solubility of collagen of the uterine cervix during pregnancy and labour.

Archiv fur Gynakologie ·Vol. 220 ·No. 4 ·1976-04-29 ·Pages 275-80

Maillot KV, Zimmermann BK

Abstract

The solubility of collagen during pregnancy and labour was studied in tissue specimens of the uterine cervix of 48 women in childbearing age. In the course of pregnancy the fractions of collagen which are soluble in 0.175 M acetic acid at +5 degrees C and in 8 M urea at +40 degrees C increased continuously in relation to the total collagen content and dry weight. The highest values were found during labour at full cervical dilatation and also immediately post partum. The results show that for the dilatation of the cervical canal during labour biochemical changes must take place not only in the ground substance, but also in the collagenfibres.

MeSH Terms

Adult Cervix Mucus Collagen Female Humans Labor, Obstetric Postpartum Period Pregnancy Solubility Temperature

Chemicals

Collagen

Authors & Affiliations

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Maillot K V

Zimmermann B K

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Article Info

Journal

Archiv fur Gynakologie

Abbr.

Arch Gynakol

ISSN

0003-9128

DOI

10.1007/BF00673411

Published

1976-04-29

Pages

275-80

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0372655

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00673411

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