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Table 1 Biochemical and biomechanical data

From: Collagen concentration and biomechanical properties of samples from the lower uterine cervix in relation to age and parity in non-pregnant women

 

Non-pregnant women

Number of individuals

56

Collagen % (mg/mg DDW)

62.2 ± 6.6

Collagen (mg/mm)

0.26 ± 0.01

Fmax, Maximal load (N)

4.0 ± 1.7

Smax, Normalized maximal load (N × mm × mg-1)

15.8 ± 4.4

Smax, Normalized maximal stiffness (N × mm × mg-1)

64.4 ± 21.9

ε-Fmax, Extensibility

0.49 ± 0.1

  1. Cervical samples from non-pregnant women. Mean ± SD