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Published in final edited form as: J Mech Med Biol. 2012 Mar;12(1):1250009-1–1250009-17. doi: 10.1142/S0219519412004399

Table 5.

Median (25th percentile–75th percentile) values of the constants describing the reduced relaxation function of the distal portion virgin (n = 8), mid-pregnant (n = 6), and postpartum (n = 9) Long-Evans rat cervix.

	C	τ₁ (s)	τ₂ (s)	dG/d(ln(t))
Virgin	6.45 (3.33–10.8)	0.0123 (0.0091–0.0147)	26.3 (15.4–3.56)	0.124 (0.1201–0.134)
Mid-pregnant	18.9 (14.0–30.7)	0.0071 (0.0049–0.0097)	6.42 (4.92–9.90)	0.1436 (0.136–0.155)
Four weeks postpartum	19.3 (11.4–27.1)	0.00131 (0.0096–0.0146)	14.9 (8.70–17.8)	0.148 (0.131–0.154)