Control of Uterine Contractility

Robert E. Garfield, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The Univesity of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Thomas N. Tabb, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

1. Ion Channels and the Control of Uterine Contractility


Jean Mironneau









2. Control of Uterine Contractility: Human Tissue


Roger C. Young









3. Role of Cell-to-Cell Coupling in Control of Myometrial Contractility and Labor









R. E. Garfield


4. Diverse Receptors and G Protreins Control the Generation of cAmp, Inositol Phosphates, and Tension in the Myometrium


Simone Harbon et al.









5. Modification of Ca2+ Regulatory Systems









B. M Sanborn et al.


6. Mechanisms of Ca2+ Transport in Myometrium


S. A. Kosterin et al.


7. Molecular Biology of Calcium Pumps in Myometrium


Joanne O’ Reilly and Ashok Grover


8. Ca2+ Modulation System of Myometrial Contraction During Gestation


Hidetaka Izumi


9. Role of Steroids in the Onset of Labor


Guy Germain, Marie-Josephe Leroy, and Michelle Breuiller-Fouche


10. Steroid Hormone Receptors Involved in Reproduction: Mechanism of Action


Paul Robert and Etienne-Emile Baulieu


11. The Roles and Regulation of Prostaglandins Within the Uterus


Murray D. Mitchell et al.


12 Role of Growth Factors and Cytokines in the Control of Uterine Contractility


Chandrassekhar Yallampalli


13. Immune Control of Pregnancy


Gerard Chouat et al.


14. Immune Control of Myometrial Contractility: Role of Mast Cells


Thomas N. Tabb


15 Neural Input to the Uterus and Influence


R. E. Papka and R. L. Shew


16. Pharmacological Strategies for Uterine Relaxation


Michael Hollingsworth et al.