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Phasic Contractions of the Mouse Vagina and Cervix at Different Phases of the Estrus Cycle and during Late Pregnancy

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The pacemaker mechanisms activating phasic contractions of vaginal and cervical smooth muscle remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate properties of pacemaking in vaginal and cervical tissues by determining whether: 1) functional pacemaking is dependent on the phase of the est...

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Autores principales: Gravina, Fernanda S., van Helden, Dirk F., Kerr, Karen P., de Oliveira, Ramatis B., Jobling, Phillip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4206458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111307