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PRETERM LABOR AND PROM: - ANTHC

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FETAL FIBRONECTIN<br />

WHAT IS IT?<br />

• extracellular matrix protein<br />

• concentrated at the chorio-decidual juncture<br />

• extracellular interface between mom & fetus<br />

• proteolysis during labor “leaks” thru cervix

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