title: Inflammatory mediators weaken the amniotic membrane barrier through disruption of tight junctions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. mikeross@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010539:Permeability; D011247:Pregnancy; D019108:Tight Junctions / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators