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HoxA13 Regulates Phenotype Regionalization of Human Pregnant Myometrium.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2015
Liu LiangLiang, Li Haolong, Dargahi Daryanaz, Shynlova Oksana, Slater Donna, Jones Steven J M, Lye Stephen J, Dong Xuesen
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CONTEXT: Bipedalism separates humans from most other animal species, but results in significant physiologic challenges, particularly with respect to the maintenance of pregnancy and induction of parturition. A contracted lower uterine segment (LUS) and a relaxed uterine fundal myometrium (FUN) during pregnancy are required to prevent pressure on the cervix from the fetal head due to gravity. With the onset of...
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