Article
Maturation of ovine uterine smooth muscle during development and the effects of parity.
Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation - 1 Jan 2000
Arens Y, Kamm K E, Rosenfeld C R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To characterize changes in myometrial contractile proteins and myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms during ovine fetal and neonatal development and after pregnancy. We hypothesized that ovine myometrium demonstrates progressive cellular differentiation and maturation which begins in utero and extends into the postnatal period, and that pregnancy causes further cellular alterations. METHODS: Myometrium...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Female
- Muscle Development
- Muscle Proteins
- Muscle, Smooth
- Myosin Heavy Chains
- Myosins
- Parity
