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ArticleReproduction (Cambridge, England)2018

Monitoring uterine contractility in mice using a transcervical intrauterine pressure catheter.

Michael F Robuck, Christine M O'Brien, Kelsi M Knapp, Sheila D Shay, James D West, J M Newton, James C Slaughter, Bibhash C Paria, Jeff Reese, Jennifer L Herington

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Article in Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael F RobuckDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Christine M O'BrienDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Kelsi M KnappDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Sheila D ShayDivision of AllergyPulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
James D WestDivision of AllergyPulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
J M NewtonDivision of Maternal Fetal MedicineDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
James C SlaughterDepartment of BiostatisticsVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bibhash C PariaDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jeff ReeseDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jennifer L HeringtonDivision of NeonatologyDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Jennifer.l.herington@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)KL2TR000446 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$2.8M
Detecting biochemical changes in the pregnant mouse cervix by Raman spectroscopyR01HD081121 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MAHADEVAN-JANSEN, ANITA, REESE, JOHN JEFFREY · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Parous mouse: A unique model to define uterine receptivity versus nonreceptivityR21HD080148 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI PARIA, BIBHASH CHANDRA · 2016 to 2017
$435k
Identifying Small Molecules that Regulate Uterine ContractionsR21HD088830 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI HERINGTON, JENNIFER L. · 2017 to 2018
$435k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000446NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD081121NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD080148NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD088830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In mouse models used to study parturition or pre-clinical therapeutic testing, measurement of uterine contractions is limited to either

Indexed as

CathetersAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleLipopolysaccharidesMiceMifepristoneParturitionPregnancyPremature BirthPressureUterine ContractionLipopolysaccharidesMifepristone

Identifiers

PMID29500186
PMCPMC5903945
OpenAlexW2793489174

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