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Amniotic microRNA profile of normal delivery at term

ABSTRACT: Amnion is a vital structure for human parturition, and it is anatomically compartmentalized into the placental amnion and the reflected amnion. microRNA expression was profiled to determine the expression pattern and its significance in the placental amnion and the reflected amnion in association with spontaneous labor at term. placental and reflected amnion tissue from two groups of women (term in labor and term no labor)

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Adi Tarca

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27441 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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