Endothelin-1 potentiates the in vitro contractile response of pregnant human myometrium to oxytocin
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Endothelin-1 may work with oxytocin to cause contractions of the pregnant uterus leading to labor. Researchers analyzed strips of uterine muscle taken from nonpregnant women, from pregnant women at the time of cesarean section, and from pregnant women in active labor. Endothelin-1 was identified at levels that would not induce contractions, but that may work with oxytocin to cause the muscle of the pregnant uterus to contract. Levels of receptors for oxytocin and endothelin-1 may have been determined by the changing amounts of pregnancy-related steroids. Uterine muscle from women who were not pregnant did not contract in response to the combination of endothelin-1 and oxytocin.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1995
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Risk during pregnancy - Self-report versus medical record
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A study to compare the frequencies with which physicians and patients report medical and behavioral risk factors during pregnancy, particularly to identify women at risk for prenatal alcohol use is presented. Self report on T-ACE (alcohol screening questionnaire) is more effective than medical records in identifying women at risk for prenatal alcohol use.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2005
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