Control of uterine contraction: role of interstitial cells

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491187

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Being born premature may increase risk of below average IQ, poor performance at school and behavioural difficulties in the child, and increased obesity and blood pressure as an adult, predisposing to life long socio-economic disadvantage. We have come up with a new approach to understanding the control of uterine contraction, namely, that cells other than muscle cells, recently identified in the uterine wall, are essential for inducing forceful and orderly muscle cell contraction during labour.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $587,206.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Obstetrics And Gynaecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

calcium imaging | dysfunctional labour | electrophysiology | interstitial cells | ion channels | premature birth | preterm labour | smooth muscle

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