Donna M. Slater — Endo Lab

article 2019

OR08-6 RGS2 Expression Attenuates Contractile Signaling in Myometrial Smooth Muscle In Vitro

·doi:10.1210/js.2019-or08-6

Labour activation is regulated by a shift in the balance of pro-quiescent mechanisms that maintain pregnancy, and inflammatory and endocrine signals that stimulate uterine contractility. The prostaglandins (PG) and oxytocin act at Gq protei…

article 2017

HoxA10 and HoxA11 Regulate the Expression of Contraction-Associated Proteins and Contribute to Regionalized Myometrium Phenotypes in Women

·doi:10.1177/1933719117699706

A relaxed fundus (FUN) and a contracted lower uterine segment (LUS) of human myometrium are required for maintaining pregnancy. How this regional myometrium function is regulated remains unclear. We have previously reported that the homeobo…

article 2005

Identification and localization of prostaglandin E2 receptors in upper and lower segment human myometrium during pregnancy

·doi:10.1093/molehr/gah195