Uterus and uterine tubes (myometrium labeled at center right)
Histology of myometrium
Details
Location
Uterus
Identifiers
Latin
tunica muscularis
MeSH
D009215
TA98
A09.1.03.025
TA2
3520
FMA
17743
Anatomical terminology
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The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes[1]) but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue.[2] Its main function is to induce uterine contractions.
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The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes) but also of supporting...
accreta occurs when all or part of the placenta attaches abnormally to the myometrium (the muscular layer of the uterine wall). Three grades of abnormal placental...
(endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced...
(abruptio placentae) causes bleeding that penetrates into the uterine myometrium forcing its way into the peritoneal cavity. This condition makes the uterus...
to the embryo and fetus. The myometrium of the uterus mostly consists of smooth muscle. The innermost layer of myometrium is known as the junctional zone...
arteries and veins, and penetrate and assume a circumferential course in the myometrium. They have also been called helicine branches of the uterus (or helicine...
contractile waves, appear to involve only the sub-endometrial layer of the myometrium. In the early follicular phase, uterine contractions in the non-pregnant...
inferior-posterior part of uterus, on its cervical end — here, the uterine muscle (myometrium) is narrower and thinner. It connects the body and cervix. The uterine...
completely shed during menstruation. The basal layer, adjacent to the myometrium and below the functional layer, is not shed at any time during the menstrual...
the female reproductive system, is composed of the myometrium and the endometrium. The myometrium is made of smooth tissue and the endometrium lines the...
progression of the disease, the myometrium is infiltrated. A stage III endometrioid adenocarcinoma that has invaded the myometrium Metastatic endometrial cancer...
placenta percreta, the chorionic villi have grow entirely through the myometrium and invade into the perimetrium. Placenta percreta results in the most...
the fundus on anterior-posterior imaging, but in the arcuate uterus the myometrium of the fundus dips into the cavity and may form a small septation. The...
increased firing in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal tract. Oxytocin acts on the myometrium, on receptors which have been upregulated by a functional increase of...
as a Cesarean scar defect or an isthmocele, is an indentation of the myometrium at the site of a cesarean section with a depth of at least 2 mm. A niche...
growth interacting factor (TGIF) is increased in leiomyoma compared with myometrium. TGIF is a potential repressor of TGF-β pathways in myometrial cells....
a tumor composed of endometrial gland tissue and smooth muscle in the myometrium. Adenomyomas containing endometrial glands are also found outside of the...
Intermediate layer (stratum spongiosum) Boundary layer adjacent to the myometrium (stratum basalis) Within the decidua, occasional fibrinoid deposits form...
Leiomyosarcomas originate from the muscular layer of the uterus (or myometrium). Of note, leiomyosarcomas are distinct from uterine leiomyomas, which...
The amnion is vital in the synthesis of prostaglandins which reach the myometrium and create and initiate parturition. The chorion expresses chemicals that...
"endomyometritis" may be used when inflammation of the endometrium and the myometrium is present. The condition is also relatively common in other animals such...
estrogen levels in the blood stimulates growth of the endometrium and myometrium of the uterus. It also causes endometrial cells to produce receptors for...
cells may invade the whole endometrium and the proximal third of the myometrium. Once these cells penetrate through the first few layers of cells of the...
"Etamsylate as inhibitor of prostaglandin biosynthesis in pregnant human myometrium in vitro". Experientia. 37 (11): 1182–1183. doi:10.1007/BF01989908. PMID 7319004...
isolation on AHN. Androgens have potential roles in relaxation of the myometrium via non-genomic, androgen receptor-independent pathways, preventing premature...
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