TY  - GEN
AU  - Rahn,D D
AU  - Acevedo,J F
AU  - Word,R A
TI  - Effect of vaginal distention on elastic fiber synthesis and matrix degradation in the vaginal wall: potential role in the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse
SN  - 0363-6119
PY  - 2008///1204
KW  - Animals
KW  - Biomechanical Phenomena
KW  - Catheterization
KW  - Elastic Tissue
KW  - metabolism
KW  - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
KW  - Enzyme Precursors
KW  - Extracellular Matrix
KW  - Extracellular Matrix Proteins
KW  - genetics
KW  - Female
KW  - Gelatinases
KW  - Male
KW  - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
KW  - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
KW  - Mice
KW  - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW  - Mice, Inbred Strains
KW  - Mice, Knockout
KW  - Pelvic Floor
KW  - pathology
KW  - Perineum
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Pregnancy Complications
KW  - etiology
KW  - Recombinant Proteins
KW  - Tropoelastin
KW  - Uterine Prolapse
KW  - Vagina
KW  - injuries
N1  - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.90447.2008
ER  -