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. 2019 Apr 5;100(6):1597–1604. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioz054

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Figure 2. — MMP2 and MMP9 expression is elevated in preterm laboring myometrial tissue. Wes (MMP2 n = 6 patients/group in duplicate) or Western (MMP9 n = 9–12 patients/group) analysis of samples from women in different states of pregnancy and labor (PTNL = preterm not in labor, PTL = preterm labor, TNL = term not in labor, and TL = term in labor). Women undergoing spontaneous PTL had higher MMP2 expression than gestational age matched and term laboring controls (P < 0.05). MMP9 expression was higher in myometrial tissue from women undergoing spontaneous preterm labor than term laboring controls (P < 0.05). Representative images are shown. a.u. = arbitrary units. Scatter dot plots show mean +/– standard deviation.