Chishimba Nathan Mowa

ORCID: 0000-0001-7167-8108 · 2 papers in corpus

lab-animal 2004

Characterization of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the uterine cervix over pregnancy: effects of denervation and implications for cervical ripening

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society ·doi:10.1369/jhc.4a6455.2004

Bilateral neurectomy of the pelvic nerve (BLPN) that carries uterine cervix-related sensory nerves induces dystocia, and administration of its vasoactive neuropeptides induces changes in the cervical microvasculature, resembling those that …

review 2004

The role of sensory neurons in cervical ripening: effects of estrogen and neuropeptides

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society ·doi:10.1177/002215540405201001

Central nervous system nuclei and circuits, such as the medial preoptic, ventromedial and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus, play important roles in reproduction and parturition, and are influenced by estrogen. Peripheral autonomic…