Role of mechanical signals in the onset of term and preterm labor

Frontiers of Hormone Research

Volumn 27, Issue , 2001, Pages 165-178

  Lye, Stephen J ^a,c,d   Mitchell, Jennifer ^a,c   Nashman, Natty ^a,c   Oldenhof, Alexandra ^a,c   Ou, Ryan ^a,c   Shynlova, Oksana ^a   Langille, Lowell ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MECHANORECEPTOR; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWINS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MECHANORECEPTORS; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TWINS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0035237725     PISSN: 03013073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000061025     Document Type: Article

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