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Extracellular Matrix Rigidity Modulates Human Cervical Smooth Muscle Contractility—New Insights into Premature Cervical Failure and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43032-020-00268-6

Published Online: 2020-07-22

Published Print: 2021-01

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Authors

Vink, Joy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5107-5278
Yu, Victoria

Dahal, Sudip

Lohner, James

Stern-Asher, Conrad

Mourad, Mirella

Davis, George

Xue, Zenghui

Wang, Shuang

Myers, Kristin

Kitajewski, Jan

Chen, Xiaowei

Wapner, Ronald J.

Ananth, Cande V.

Sheetz, Michael

Gallos, George
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K08HD088758)

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1R01HD082251)

Gerstner Family Foundation (N/A)

March of Dimes Foundation (NA)
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Article History

Received: 28 April 2020

Accepted: 15 July 2020

First Online: 22 July 2020

Compliance with Ethical Standards

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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (IRBAAAI0337 approved on 12/9/2010; IRBAAAJ2106 approved on 7/25/2012; IRBAAAK3805 approved on 10/24/2012) and at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (IRB Pro2012002203 approved on 1/17/13).

: Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the studies included in this manuscript.

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