On the basis of a literature review, this work summarizes uterine animal and human
electromyographic information obtained at cellular, myometrial, and abdominal levels during …

Essential fatty acids and their long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives (20° C) such
as docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acids are critical for proper fetal growth and …

Increased uterine contractility at term and preterm results first from activation and then
stimulation of the myometrium. Activation can be provoked by mechanical stretch of the …

The differentiation of primordial germ cells (PGCs) into functional oocytes is important for the
continuation of species. In mammals, PGCs begin to differentiate into oocytes during …

PREGNANCY represents a delicate balance between the requirements of the growing fetus
and the maternal immune system that could potentially reject the semi-allogeneic fetal …

Objective To determine if inflammatory cytokine mRNA in gestational tissues is present only
in the setting of infection-associated preterm labor or under several other clinical conditions …

Fatty acids (FAs) are one the most essential substances in intrauterine human growth. They
are involved in a number of energetic and metabolic processes, including the growth of cell …

Cytokines play a significant part in many biological mechanisms including a number of
reproductive processes. The latter number is increasing rapidly as research in this area …

Prostanoids play an important role in the regulation of parturition. All reproductive tissues,
including fetal membranes, decidua, and myometrium, have the capacity to synthesize …

Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) plays a critical role in the initiation and process of parturition.
Since human labor has been described as an inflammatory event, we investigated the role …