A novel third mesh-like myometrial layer connects the longitudinal and circular muscle fibers -A potential stratum to coordinate uterine contractions-

Periodic myometrial contraction is one of the important uterine functions to achieve embryo implantation and parturition. Although it is well-known that the mammalian myometrium is composed of longitudinal (outer) and circular (inner) layers, the precise mechanisms that coordinate both muscular cont...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Kagami, Kyosuke, Ono, Masanori, Iizuka, Takashi, Matsumoto, Takeo, Hosono, Takashi, Sekizuka-Kagami, Naomi, Shinmyo, Yohei, Kawasaki, Hiroshi, Fujiwara, Hiroshi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7237439/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32427986
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65299-0
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