Antonio Malvasi, Andrea Ballini, Andrea Tinelli, Bernard Fioretti, Antonella Vimercati, Elko Gliozheni, Giorgio Maria Baldini, Eliano Cascardi, Miriam Dellino, Monica Bonetti, Ettore Cicinelli, Amerigo Vitagliano, Gianluca Raffaello Damiani
The uterus is a highly innervated organ, and during labor, this innervation is at its highest level. Oxytocinergic fibers play an important role in labor and delivery and, in particular, the Lower Uterine Segment, cervix, and fundus are all controlled by motor neurofibers. Oxytocin is a neurohormone that acts on receptors located on the membrane of the smooth cells of the myometrium. During the stages of labor and delivery, its binding causes myofibers to contract, which enables the fundus of the uterus to act as a mediator...
March 2024: European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X