Bursting pressure and collagen content of fetal membranes and their relation to premature rupture of the membranes.
The collagen content and the bursting pressure of human fetal membranes was measured for full term spontaneously ruptured, full term artificially ruptured and prematurely ruptured membranes. The bursting pressure of the prematurely ruptured membranes was significantly higher than the membranes which ruptured spontaneously at term. No significant difference was found in the collagen contents.
D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000032:analysis; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008365:Manometry; D011247:Pregnancy
D003094:Collagen; D006909:Hydroxyproline