A rat model for functional characterization of pregnancy-induced denervation and postpartum reinnervation in the myometrium and cervix: A superfusion study

Reproduction

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 743-749

  Zupko I ^a   Csonka, D ^a   Falkay, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; TRITIUM;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE DEGENERATION; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; REINNERVATION; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PERFUSION; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; DENERVATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOMETRIUM; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERFUSION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27844443121     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00811     Document Type: Article

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