Imbalances between Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in Maternal Serum during Preterm Labor

• Inge Tency ,

  * E-mail: inge.tency@ugent.be

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Hans Verstraelen,

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Ivo Kroes,

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Gabriële Holtappels,

  Affiliation Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Bruno Verhasselt,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Mario Vaneechoutte,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Rita Verhelst ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Rita Verhelst, Marleen Temmerman

  Affiliation International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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• Marleen Temmerman

  Contributed equally to this work with: Rita Verhelst, Marleen Temmerman

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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