The effect of bilateral pelvic neurectomy on uterine and abdominal electrical and pressure activity, as measured by telemetry in conscious, unrestrained pregnant rats

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-319

  MacKay, Lynnette B ^a   Shi, Shao Q ^b   Garfield, Robert E ^b   Maner, William L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral pelvic neurectomy; Dystocia; EMG; Fetus expulsion reflex; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILATERAL PELVIC NEURECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LABOR; MEASUREMENT; NEURECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELEMETRY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PARTURITION; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TELEMETRY; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 67649936162     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2009.075     Document Type: Article

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