… These alterations in the extent of structural and functional coupling are … coupling in the
myometrium during pregnancy and parturition. This chapter will review (1) the basis for contraction …

… Excitation-contraction coupling in myometrium. Electrical activity in the form of action potentials
shapes the intracellular calcium signals and thereby modifies force in the uterus. Altering …

… contraction in the myometrium. Moreover, many of the pathways that mediate the effects
of tocolytic and uterotonic drugs have been identified 11 . However, experimental restrictions…

… Pivotal to understanding the mechanisms of excitation-contraction coupling in the uterus
is the elucidation of processes underlying initiation and propagation of electrical action …

… , or human myometrial smooth … a contraction. Given these MEA studies and magnetomyography
data showing that multiple pacemaker regions contribute to each contraction in humans, …

… Early models proposed wave-like propagation of bioelectrical activity as the sole
mechanism for recruiting the myometrium to participate in the contraction and increase …

… The authors concluded that contraction of the cervix might prolong the length of the latent
phase of labor [18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]. Although a question still exists as to whether a …

… Progesterone and estrogen have a contraction inhibitory effect, while oxytocin and other …
muscle contraction (4-7). Uterine atony describes the inadequate contraction of the myometrial …

… [41] In myometrium, we have shown that relaxation of oxytocin stimulated contraction by NO
is associated with increased phosphoserine 36842. In addition to phosphorylation of the C-…

… –contraction coupling in excitable cell of the myometrium It is crucial to evaluate the
excitation-contraction coupling (EC coupling) in the myometrium, … EC coupling is mainly achieved …