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Dynamic changes in postpartum autonomic nervous system in normal mice: a pilot study [PDF]
PeerJFemale mammalian physiology changes dynamically during parturition. Autonomic nervous activity plays a key role in normal parturition and is influenced by the health and mental state of mothers; however, few longitudinal studies have tracked individual ...
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 The myometrium must remain relatively quiescent during pregnancy to accommodate growth and development of the feto-placental unit, and then must transform into a highly coordinated, strongly contracting organ at the time of labour for successful ...
Sunil K Kota +6 more
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Parturition Synchrony Index: A Method for Assessing Individual Parturition Synchrony Within a Group or Population [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe phenomenon of parturition synchrony at the population level has been studied for decades using various methods. To assess the tendency of individual mothers to synchronize their parturition timing with others, we developed a novel parturition ...
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Microbial-driven preterm labour involves crosstalk between the innate and adaptive immune response
Nature Communications, 2022 Gaining mechanistic insight into the microbiological and immunological factors that are associated with spontaneous preterm birth is important for the development of prevention strategies.
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Whole Blood Holding Time Prior to Plasma Processing Alters microRNA Expression Profile
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can exhibit aberrant expression under different physiological and pathological conditions. Therefore, differentially expressed circulating miRNAs have been a focus of biomarker discovery research. However, the use of circulating miRNAs
Sung Hye Kim +12 more
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The Role of Neutrophils in Pregnancy, Term and Preterm Labour
Life, 2022 Neutrophils are surveillance cells, and the first to react and migrate to sites of inflammation and infection following a chemotactic gradient. Neutrophils play a key role in both sterile inflammation and infection, performing a wide variety of effector ...
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundPrematurity is the leading cause of childhood death under the age of five. The aetiology of preterm birth is multifactorial; however, inflammation and infection are the most common causal factors, supporting a potential role for ...
Zahirrah BM. Rasheed +15 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 IntroductionPreterm birth is one of the major causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality across the world. Both term and preterm labour are preceded by inflammatory activation in uterine tissues.
Lucia Riaposova +14 more
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npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2021 Vaginal microbiota-host interactions are linked to preterm birth (PTB), which continues to be the primary cause of global childhood mortality. Due to population size, the majority of PTB occurs in Asia, yet there have been few studies of the pregnancy ...
Sherrianne Ng +12 more
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