Are animal models relevant to key aspects of human parturition?

Ureaplasma colonization of amniotic fluid and efficacy of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm lung maturation in sheep

(2009) Timothy J.M. Moss et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The guinea pig as an animal model for developmental and reproductive toxicology studies

(2009) Meredith S. Rocca et al.   BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART B-DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

Patterns of Plasma Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Progesterone, Estradiol, and Estriol Change and the Onset of Human Labor

(2009) Roger Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Minireview: Fetal-Maternal Hormonal Signaling in Pregnancy and Labor

(2009) Carole R. Mendelson   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

The Cost of Preterm Birth Throughout Childhood in England and Wales

(2009) L. J. Mangham et al.   PEDIATRICS

Antibiotics used in women at risk of preterm birth

(2008) R.F. Lamont   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Preventing cervical ripening: the primary mechanism by which progestational agents prevent preterm birth?

(2008) Hua Xu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Use of antibiotics for the treatment of preterm parturition and prevention of neonatal morbidity: a metaanalysis

(2008) Carolyn E. Hutzal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Overexpression of SK3 Channels Dampens Uterine Contractility to Prevent Preterm Labor in Mice1

(2008) Stephanie L. Pierce et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Systematic Expression Analysis and Antibody Screening Do Not Support the Existence of Naturally Occurring Progesterone Receptor (PR)-C, PR-M, or Other Truncated PR Isoforms

(2008) Annemarie Samalecos et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

IgE-Independent Mast Cell Activation Augments Contractility of Nonpregnant and Pregnant Guinea Pig Myometrium

(2008) Egle Bytautiene et al.   INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Prostacyclin primes pregnant human myometrium for an enhanced contractile response in parturition

(2008) Kristina M. Fetalvero et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Cytokine Networks and the Regulation of Uterine Function in Pregnancy and Parturition

(2008) N. M. Orsi et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Recombinant human lactoferrin inhibits matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2, MMP-3, and MMP-9) activity in a rabbit preterm delivery model

(2008) Ken Nakayama et al.   JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH

Relationship between gene expression and function of uterotonic systems in the rat during gestation, uterine activation and both term and preterm labour

(2008) Patrice Arthur et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth

(2008) Robert L Goldenberg et al.   LANCET

Insights Into Parturition Biology From Genetically Altered Mice

(2008) Christine K Ratajczak et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Loss of Cannabinoid Receptor CB1 Induces Preterm Birth

(2008) Haibin Wang et al.   PLoS One

Pretreatment With Toll-like Receptor 4 Antagonist Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Preterm Uterine Contractility, Cytokines, and Prostaglandins in Rhesus Monkeys

(2008) Kristina M. Adams Waldorf et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length to predict preterm birth in asymptomatic women at increased risk: a systematic review

(2008) J. M. G. Crane et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Patterns of electrical propagation in the intact pregnant guinea pig uterus

(2007) Wim J. E. P. Lammers et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Parturition and Recruitment of Macrophages in Cervix of Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor1

(2007) Steven M. Yellon et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION