Vascular and myometrial changes in the human uterus at term
Vascular and myometrial changes in the human uterus at term
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DOI:
10.1177/1933719107309646
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Smith, Roger
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作者:
Leong, Anthony S. -Y;Norman, Jane E.;Smith, Roger
At term, amniotic fluid contents may mediate the onset of labor through the activation of amniotic fluid macrophages and their migration into the myometrium. To test this concept, the authors examine the histological changes that occur in myometrial biopsies at term prior to (n = 53) and during (n = 15) labor. Biopsies were stained with an antimacrophage antibody, anti-CD34 (endothelial cells), and anti-caspase 3 (apoptotic cells). The samples showed a variable inflammatory infiltrate of neutrophils and macrophages, with a greater infiltrate in the samples obtained during labor (P