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ArticleScientific reports2024

Multichannel mapping of in vivo rat uterine myometrium exhibits both high and low frequency electrical activity in non-pregnancy.

Amy S Garrett, Mathias W Roesler, Omkar N Athavale, Peng Du, Shawn A Means, Alys R Clark, Leo K Cheng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amy S GarrettAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. amy.garrett@auckland.ac.nz.
Mathias W RoeslerAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Omkar N AthavaleAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Peng DuAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Shawn A MeansAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Alys R ClarkAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Leo K ChengAuckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
University of Auckland · NZ

Funding

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Catalyst: Strategic fundUniversity of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The uterus exhibits intermittent electrophysiological activity in vivo. Although most active during labor, the non-pregnant uterus can exhibit activity of comparable magnitude to the early stages of labor. In this study, two types of flexible electrodes were utilized to measure the electrical activity of uterine smooth muscle in vivo in anesthetized, non-pregnant rats. Flexible printed circuit electrodes were placed on the serosal surface of the uterine horn of six anesthetized rats. Electrical activity was recorded for a duration of 20-30 min. Activity contained two components: high frequency activity (bursts) and an underlying low frequency 'slow wave' which occurred concurrently. These components had dominant frequencies of 6.82 ± 0.63 Hz for the burst frequency and 0.032 ± 0.0055 Hz for the slow wave frequency. There was a mean burst occurrence rate of 0.76 ± 0.23 bursts per minute and mean burst duration of 20.1 ± 6.5 s. The use of multiple high-resolution electrodes enabled 2D mapping of the initiation and propagation of activity along the uterine horn. This in vivo approach has the potential to provide the organ level detail to help interpret non-invasive body surface recordings.

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Labor, ObstetricMyometriumAnimalsElectrodesElectromyographyFemalePregnancyRatsUterine ContractionUterusElectrophysiologyIn vivoSmooth muscleSpatial mappingUterus

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PMID38538670
PMCPMC10973447
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