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Endocardial surface and atrial morphological changes during development and aging.

Light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopic observations related to morphological changes of the right atrium as well as the atrial endocardium during development (15th embryonic day and 1 day old) and aging (560 days old) in the Syrian…

Tags: *Aging, 1989, Animals, Cricetinae, Electron, Embryonic and Fetal Development, Endocardium/embryology/growth & development/*ultrastructure, Endothelium/ultrastructure, Female, Gilloteaux J, Heart Atria/embryology/growth & development/*ultrastructure, Linz D, Male, Mesocricetus, Microscopy, Microvilli/ultrastructure, Pregnancy, Scanning, The American journal of anatomy

Grasping primate development: Ontogeny of intrinsic hand and foot proportions in capuchin monkeys (Cebus albifrons and Sapajus apella).

Young primates have relatively large hands and feet for their body size, perhaps enhancing grasping ability. We test the hypothesis that selection for improved grasping ability is responsible for these scaling trends by examining the ontogeny of…

Distribution and origin of corticotropin-releasing factor-immunoreactive axons in the female rat lumbosacral spinal cord.

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a neuropeptide traditionally known for its hormonal role in the hypothalamic/pituitary/adrenal stress axis. However, CRF has been reported in axons in sites that may be considered outside of the direct stress…

Estrogen receptor-alpha and neural circuits to the spinal cord during pregnancy.

Estrogen receptor immunoreactivity and mRNAs are present in spinal cord neurons in locations that are associated with sensory and autonomic innervation of female reproductive organs. The present study was undertaken to examine the expression of…

Activation and circuitry of uterine-cervix-related neurons in the lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord at parturition.

Stimulation of the uterine cervix at parturition activates neural circuits involving primary sensory nerves and supraspinally projecting neurons of the lumbosacral spinal cord, resulting in output of hypothalamic neurohormones. Dorsal root ganglia…

Inhibition of nerve growth factor-stimulated neurite outgrowth by methylamine-modified alpha 2-macroglobulin.

alpha 2-Macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is a rather ubiquitous protein in extracellular spaces of mammals. It is an inhibitor of endopeptidases, can be modified by aliphatic amines, and combines with a number of hormones/cytokines such as beta-nerve growth…

Thrombosed external hemorrhoids in pregnancy: a retrospective review of outcomes.

Tags: 2016, Adult, Female, Hemorrhoids/*complications, Humans, International journal of colorectal disease, Mirhaidari Shayda J, Porter Joel A, Pregnancy, Retrospective Studies, Slezak Frederick A, Thrombosis/*complications, Treatment Outcome

Spontaneous prolonged hypertonic uterine contractions (essential uterine hypertonus) and a possible infective etiology.

The management of a pregnant woman presenting with prolonged hypertonic uterine contractions (essential uterine hypertonus) and mildly elevated temperature at term is described. Histology of the placenta, cord and membranes, following delivery,…

P2X receptors in the rat uterine cervix, lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia, and spinal cord during pregnancy.

ATP, an intracellular energy source, is released from cells during tissue stress, damage, or inflammation. The P2X subtype of the ATP receptor is expressed in rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells, spinal cord dorsal horn, and axons in peripheral…

Depression, anxiety, and mental health service experiences of women with a twin-twin transfusion syndrome pregnancy.

Symptoms of emotional distress during and after pregnancy may be introduced or exacerbated by unexpected medical conditions in the mother or fetus. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which accounts for 17% of fetal deaths in twins and entails…

Ileal pouch perforation in pregnancy: report of a case and review of the literature.

Acute abdominal pain, especially in the presence of free intra-abdominal air, in a pregnant patient who has previously undergone ileal pouch-anal anastomosis may be a result of acute perforation of the pouch. The case of a 30-year-old multigravida…

The Personal Social Networks of Resettled Bhutanese Refugees During Pregnancy in the United States: A Social Network Analysis.

Women comprise 50% of the refugee population, 25% of whom are of reproductive age. Female refugees are at risk for experiencing significant hardships associated with the refugee experience, including after resettlement. For refugee women, the…

Chlamydia trachomatis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Meta-analysis of Patients With and Without Infection.

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the association between Chlamydia trachomatis and adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS: Electronic databases were searched between 1970 and 2013. Included studies reported perinatal outcomes in…

Tags: *Chlamydia trachomatis, *Perinatal infection, *Pregnancy outcomes, *Premature Birth, *Preterm birth, 2018, Adult, Balaram Kripa, Childbirth, Chlamydia Infections – Complications – In Pregnancy, Chlamydia Infections – Diagnosis, Chlamydia Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology/microbiology, Chlamydia trachomatis, Cochrane Library, Confidence Intervals, Endometrial Diseases, Female, Fetal Membranes, Hackney David N, Human, Humans, Infant, Infectious/diagnosis/*epidemiology/microbiology, Low Birth Weight, Maternal and child health journal, Medline, Meta Analysis, Newborn, Nucleic Acid Probes, Obstetric Labor, Odds Ratio, Olson-Chen Courtney, Perinatal Death, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Complications – Etiology, Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology, Pregnancy outcomes, Premature, Premature Rupture/*epidemiology, Premature/*epidemiology, PubMed, Small for Gestational Age, systematic review

Prenatal cocaine exposure leads to enhanced long-term potentiation in region CA1 of hippocampus.

Cocaine use by pregnant women is currently of concern for its social and economic impact. Clinical studies of cocaine exposed offspring are limited by methodological constraints. In this study we used a rabbit model to examine the effects of…

Tags: *Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, 1996, Animals, Brain research. Developmental brain research, Cocaine/*administration & dosage/pharmacology, Electrophysiology, Female, Hippocampus/*drug effects/physiology, In Vitro Techniques, Little J Z, Long-Term Potentiation/*drug effects, Narcotics/*administration & dosage/pharmacology, Neuronal Plasticity/drug effects, Pregnancy, Rabbits, Reference Values, Synapses/drug effects, Teyler T J

Pregnancy zone protein is a carrier and modulator of placental protein-14 in

A successful pregnancy can only occur when the maternal immune system fails to attack the allogeneic fetus. Two plasma proteins with described immunoregulatory activities, pregnancy zone protein (PZP) and placental protein-14 (PP14; also known as…

Perceptions of child protective services among pregnant or recently pregnant, opioid-using women in substance abuse treatment.

Pregnant, opioid-using women represent a challenge to healthcare providers attempting to engage them in prenatal and substance abuse services. Limited, primarily international research suggests that child welfare clients have mixed feelings about…

Tags: 2018, Aultman Julie, Barriers to substance abuse treatment, Child abuse & neglect, Child protective services, College of Graduate Studies, College of Medicine, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Falletta Lynn, Fischbein Rebecca, Hamilton Kelsey, Kenne Deric, Kinney Beth, NEOMED College of Graduate Studies, NEOMED College of Medicine, Opioid dependence, Pregnancy

Another Reason to Avoid Second-Hand Smoke.

Parity decreases methamphetamine-induced striatal dopaminergic perturbation.

The role of parity upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity of the striatal dopaminergic system was assessed. Female CD-1 mice either remained nulliparous or underwent one or three complete pregnancies and were designated as the 0, 1 or 3 pregnancy…

Tags: *Parity, 2011, Animals, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects/metabolism/physiology, Dluzen Dean E, Dopamine/*metabolism, Female, Methamphetamine/*pharmacology, Mice, Neurochemistry international, Pregnancy

Developmental pyrethroid exposure causes long-term decreases of neuronal sodium channel expression.

Pyrethroid insecticide use has increased over recent years because of their low to moderate acute toxicity in mammals. However, there is increasing concern over the potential detrimental effects of pyrethroids on developing animals. Most recently, we…

The effects of pregnancy and estrogen on the expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the uterine cervix, dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord.

Before parturition the uterine cervix undergoes a ripening process ("softens" and dilates) to allow passage of the fetus at term. The exact mechanism(s) responsible for cervical ripening are unknown, though a role for peptidergic sensory neurons is…

Expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide in the uterine cervix, lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord of rats during pregnancy.

The uterine cervix is highly innervated by the sensory nerves containing neuropeptides which change during pregnancy and are regulated, in part, by estrogen. These neuropeptides act as transmitters both in the spinal cord and cervix. The present…

Prenatal stress changes courtship vocalizations and bone mineral density in mice.

Stress during the prenatal period has various effects on social and sexual behavior in both human and animal offspring. The present study examines the effects of chronic restraint stress in the second vs third trimester in pregnancy and…

Estrogen receptors in the spinal cord, sensory ganglia, and pelvic autonomic ganglia.

Until relatively recently, most studies of the effects of estradiol in the nervous system focused on hypothalamic, limbic, and other brain centers involved in reproductive hormone output, feedback, and behaviors. Almost no studies addressed estradiol…

Tags: 2003, Animals, Autonomic/cytology/*physiology, Estrogen/*physiology, Estrogens/physiology, Female, Female/*innervation/physiology, Ganglia, Genitalia, Humans, Hypogastric Plexus/cytology/physiology, International review of cytology, Mowa C N, Neurotransmitter Agents/physiology, Papka R E, Pregnancy, Receptors, Sensory/cytology/*physiology, Spinal Cord/cytology/*physiology

GABAa receptor-mediated field potentials are enhanced in area CA1 following prenatal cocaine exposure.

Prenatal cocaine exposure results in several documented changes in neurotransmitter receptor number and structure. Increases have been reported for cortical catecholamine and indoleamine receptor number and binding affinity, in the subunit expression…

Sensory nerves and neuropeptides in uterine cervical ripening.

At the time of parturition (fetal delivery) the uterine cervix must "ripen," becoming soft, pliable, and dilated to accommodate the fetus' delivery. The fundamental processes underlying cervical ripening remain poorly understood. Knowledge that…

Selected principles of perinatal-neonatal glucose metabolism.

While the fetus is completely dependent on his/her mother for glucose and other nutrient transfer across the placenta, the adult is completely independent, especially one who is neither pregnant nor diabetic. The neonate is considered to be in a…

Tags: 2004, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Cowett Richard M, Farrag Hussien M, Female, Fetus/*metabolism, Glucose/*metabolism, Humans, Hyperglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Hypoglycemia/embryology/physiopathology, Infant, Liver/*embryology/*metabolism, Newborn/*metabolism, Pregnancy, Seminars in neonatology : SN

Complementary and alternative medicine use in the Amish.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the rate of utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Amish women, a population that traditionally uses non-mainstream medicine. METHODS & RESULTS: Sixty-six Amish women completed a survey concerning their…

Tags: *Christianity, 2001, Adult, Complementary therapies in medicine, Complementary Therapies/*statistics & numerical data, Female, Frasure H E, Gil K M, Hopkins M P, Humans, Jenison E L, Ohio, Phytotherapy/statistics & numerical data, Plant Preparations/therapeutic use, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/therapy, Showalter A L, von Gruenigen V E

Use of ultrasound in obstetrics.

Tags: *Ultrasonography, 1993, Comprehensive therapy, Female, Fetal Diseases/diagnostic imaging, First, Forecasting, Humans, Khawli O F, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Prenatal/trends, Rothschild B M, Second, Third

The prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment for premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment of premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: A…

A comparison of costs associated with screening for gestational diabetes with two-tiered and one-tiered testing protocols.

OBJECTIVE: The Fourth International Workshop on Gestational Diabetes recently suggested that two techniques, a 2-tiered protocol and a 1-tiered protocol, to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus are acceptable alternatives. This study was…

Tags: 2001, American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Diabetes, Female, Gestational/*diagnosis/*economics, Glucose Tolerance Test/*economics/*methods, Humans, Lavin B, Lavin J P Jr, Mass Screening/economics, O'Donnell N, Pregnancy, Time Factors

Hypnotherapeutic techniques in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum.

Hyperemesis gravidarum is not an uncommon condition in the first trimester of pregnancy. In some of these patients, the condition is so severe that it causes the development of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. When that happens, the patient…

Tags: *Hypnosis, 1994, Adult, Female, Humans, Hyperemesis Gravidarum/*therapy, Pregnancy, Relaxation Therapy, The American journal of clinical hypnosis, Torem M S

Vulnerability: its meaning and value in the context of contemporary bioethics.

Headaches in a pregnant woman with a history of preeclampsia.

Tags: 1993, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/*complications/diagnosis, Adult, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Gonzalez M D, Headache/*etiology, Hospital practice (Office ed.), Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pheochromocytoma/*complications/diagnosis, Pre-Eclampsia/*complications, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/*etiology, Rutecki G W, Whittier F C

Can the epidemic of iatrogenic multiples be conquered?

Tags: *Fertilization in Vitro, *Pregnancy, 1998, Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, Female, Hecht B R, Humans, Iatrogenic Disease, Information Services, Magoon M W, Multifetal, Multiple, Ovulation Induction/*adverse effects, Patient Participation, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Reduction, Self-Help Groups

Cecal volvulus in a multiple-gestation pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is rare, with volvulus being responsible for about 25% of cases. CASE: We present a case in which a woman in the 12th week of a twin gestation presented with abdominal pain and distension. She was…

Effect of Pregnancy and Delivery on Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pregnancy and delivery mode on cytokine expression in the pelvic organs and serum of lysyl oxidase like-1 knockout (LOXL1 KO) mice, which develop pelvic organ prolapse after delivery.…

Evolutionary aspects of the development of teeth and baleen in the bowhead whale.

In utero, baleen whales initiate the development of several dozens of teeth in upper and lower jaws. These tooth germs reach the bell stage and are sometimes mineralized, but toward the end of prenatal life they are resorbed and no trace remains…

A noninflammatory interleukin-1beta fragment stimulates fetal lung fluid absorption in guinea pigs.

We have previously demonstrated that full-length interleukin (IL)-1beta can induce and stimulate lung fluid absorption in near-term guinea pig fetuses via stimulation of fetal cortisol synthesis and release. To develop a potentially clinically useful…

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia prevents absorption of distal air space fluid in late-gestation rat fetuses.

We hypothesized that congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may decrease distal air space fluid absorption due to immaturity of alveolar epithelial cells from a loss of the normal epithelial Na+ transport, as assessed by amiloride and epithelial Na+…

IL-1beta stimulates alveolar fluid absorption in fetal guinea pig lungs via the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal gland axis.

We tested the hypothesis that interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced cortisol synthesis stimulates alveolar fluid clearance in preterm fetuses. IL-1beta was administered subcutaneously daily to timed-pregnant guinea pigs for 3 days with and without…

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