Shortening of the cervix and the presence of fetal fibronectin has been shown to be predictive of preterm birth. These indicators where seen as risk indicator but can actually be seen as first ...

These diagnoses based on the constellation of findings can be used for counseling regarding optimal patient management (both fetal and maternal) and calculation of recurrence risk. This policy ...

A positive cervical or vaginal fetal fibronectin test at 22–24 weeks predicted more than half of the spontaneous preterm births at <28 weeks (sensitivity: 0.63). [42] The relative risk for a ...

Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, and Lab for Smart & Bioinspired Materials, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, ...

In the present study, we investigated the modulation of GSCs triggered by fibronectin (FN), a main component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), in terms of cell adhesion, differentiation, ...

The ability of S. epidermidis and other CoNS to bind fibronectin and to be internalized has also been investigated. The results of some of these studies and their interpretation are controversial ...