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ORCID: 0000-0001-9025-9662 · 3 papers in corpus
2025
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface ·doi:10.1098/rsif.2024.0638

Healthy uterine function requires coordinated and spatially organized contractions over the menstrual cycle (oestrus in animals) and at term in pregnancy. The underlying mechanisms triggering and coordinating uterine contractions, without a…

2024
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57734-3

The uterus exhibits intermittent electrophysiological activity in vivo. Although most active during labor, the non-pregnant uterus can exhibit activity of comparable magnitude to the early stages of labor. In this study, two types of flexib…

2022
Frontiers in physiology ·doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.1017649

The uterus provides protection and nourishment (via its blood supply) to a developing fetus, and contracts to deliver the baby at an appropriate time, thereby having a critical contribution to the life of every human. However, despite this …