Zongzhi Yin

In brief During pregnancy, uterine kept quiescence along with uterine overdistention before labor. Prolonged stretching induced uterus myometrial hypoxia, increased TREK1 expression, and relaxed the myometrium, which may contribute to uteri…

Normal pregnancy is associated with uterine relaxation to accommodate the stretch imposed by the growing fetus; however, the mechanisms underlying the relationship between pregnancy-associated uterine stretch and uterine relaxation are uncl…