Cervix remodeling and parturition in the rat: Lack of a role for hypogastric innervation

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 739-748

  Boyd, Jonathan W ^a   Lechuga, Thomas J ^a   Ebner, Charlotte A ^a   Kirby, Michael A ^a   Yellon, Steven M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL DENSITY; CELL MIGRATION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MACROPHAGE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 68949212457     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0507     Document Type: Article

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