Influence of pregnancy and labor on the occurrence of nerve fibers expressing the capsaicin receptor TRPV1 in human corpus and cervix uteri

• Main Authors: Irestedt Lars (Author), Facer Paul (Author), Ekman-Ordeberg Gunvor (Author), Tingåker Berith K (Author), Anand Praveen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cervical ripening is a prerequisite for a normal obstetrical outcome. This process, including labor, is a painful event that shares features with inflammatory reactions where peripheral nociceptive pathways are involved. The capsaici...