Robert E. Garfield

ORCID: 0000-0002-4938-3781 · 3 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2010
Pharmacologic actions of progestins to inhibit cervical ripening and prevent delivery depend on their properties, the route of administration, and the vehicle
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.025

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate cervical changes and delivery at term during pregnancy in rats after various progestin treatments. STUDY DESIGN: Pregnant rats were treated by various routes and vehicles with progestero…

lab-animal 2001
Contractility of late pregnant rat myometrium is refractory to activation of soluble but not particulate guanylate cyclase
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1067/mob.2001.114871

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to compare the effects of agents activating particulate or soluble guanylate cyclases on the spontaneous contractile activity of the isolated pregnant rat uterus. STUDY DESIGN: Uterine rings from midpregnant (14-…

other 1980
Presence of gap junctions in the myometrium of women during various stages of menstruation
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/0002-9378(80)90288-4

Myometrial tissues from 36 women who underwent hysterectomy at various stages of the menstrual cycle were examined in the electron microscope for the presence of gap junctions. Gap junctions were present between smooth muscle cells in some …