Researchers reveal mystery of how contractions in labor grow stronger
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 13:20
in Biology & Nature
Scientists, for the first time, have identified a mechanism in the muscle cells of the uterus that could point to how contractions in childbirth grow stronger. The team looked for clues in studies on heart muscle, where a phenomenon called hypoxic preconditioning can elicit cellular changes that can protect it from more serious drops in oxygen, which can be life-saving.