Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix.
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Leppert, PC; Cerreta, JM; Mandl, I
Published in: Am J Obstet Gynecol
July 1986
We have determined the microanatomy of the cervix in relation to elastic fibers by serial dissection of human cervix in three tissue planes: cross, sagittal, and frontal sections. Analysis suggests that elastin is localized to specific regions of the uterine cervix and not dispersed throughout the connective tissue stroma. By Musto stain the majority of elastic fibers are noted to be oriented from the external os to the periphery and from there in a band upward toward the internal os where they become sparse in the area of the cervix with the greatest amount of smooth muscle just below the internal os. Elastic fibers were noted to be sparsely distributed in the cervical stroma.
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Am J Obstet Gynecol
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0002-9378
Publication Date
July 1986
Volume
155
Issue
1
Start / End Page
219 / 224
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Humans
- Female
- Elastin
- Elasticity
- Cervix Uteri
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Leppert, P. C., Cerreta, J. M., & Mandl, I. (1986). Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 155(1), 219–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(86)90115-8
Leppert, P. C., J. M. Cerreta, and I. Mandl. “Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix.” Am J Obstet Gynecol 155, no. 1 (July 1986): 219–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(86)90115-8.
Leppert PC, Cerreta JM, Mandl I. Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Jul;155(1):219–24.
Leppert, P. C., et al. “Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix.” Am J Obstet Gynecol, vol. 155, no. 1, July 1986, pp. 219–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0002-9378(86)90115-8.
Leppert PC, Cerreta JM, Mandl I. Orientation of elastic fibers in the human cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Jul;155(1):219–224.
Published In
Am J Obstet Gynecol
DOI
ISSN
0002-9378
Publication Date
July 1986
Volume
155
Issue
1
Start / End Page
219 / 224
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
- Humans
- Female
- Elastin
- Elasticity
- Cervix Uteri
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine