The uterine myometrium possesses the same biochemical properties that regulate
contractility in all smooth muscles. However, the myometrium is unique in that it spends a …

It is not known whether agonists (other than oxytocin) increase the contractile protein
sensitivity to intracellular calcium ([Ca2+] i) in human myometrium. We determined the …

The changes in intracellular free calcium concentration [Ca 2+] i) induced by oxytocin in
single cells of cultured human puerperal myometrium were measured with the calcium …

The mechanism controlling tlıe onset of labor in womcn remains as uncer-tain today as it
was when the female sex hormones and their function in the maintenance of pregnancy …

Relative uterine inactivity during pregnancy changes to vigorous rhythmic contractility during
labour. We hypothesized that mechanisms involved in the regulation of uterine quiescence …

OBJECTIVE: 1. To assess the contribution of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium store in the
generation of uterine smooth muscle contractions; 2. to evaluate the contribution of calcium …

M yometrial function changes considerably during gestation. Pregnancy hormones,
particularly estrogen and progesterone, profoundly influence the myometrium. The major …

Control of uterine contractility Page 1 CRC REVIVALS Control of Uterine Contractility Edited
by Robert E. Garfield Thomas N. Tabb CRC CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group Page 2 Boca …

This article assesses the nature of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in uterine smooth
muscle. Modern imagining techniques have revealed new information about the location …

The uterus is a hollow organ that provides protective and nutritive support to the ovum from
the moment it is fertilized until it grows into a well-developed fetus ready for parturition. Its …