TY - BOOK AU - Elad,David AU - Young,Roger C. ED - New York Academy of Sciences. TI - Reproductive biomechanics SN - 9781573316736 (pbk.) PY - 2007/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences KW - Reproduction KW - Physiological aspects KW - Congresses KW - Generative organs KW - Mechanical properties KW - Physiology KW - Genitalia, Female KW - physiology KW - Biomechanics KW - methods KW - Embryonic Development KW - Genitalia, Male N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents Part I: Nonpregnant uterine peristalsis 1. Physiology of upward- transport in the human female genital tract: Ioannis Zervomanolakis, Helmut Ott, Dijana Hadziomerovic, Verena Mattle, Beata Seeber, Irene Virgolini , Dirk Heute, Stefan Kissler, Gerhard Leyendecker, Ludwig. Wildt 2. Bioengineering studies of the embryo transfer procedure: Osnat Eytan, David Elad, Ariel J. Jaffa 3. Utero-tubal transport capacity and its impairment in endometriosis and adenomyosis: Stefan Kissler, Stephan Zangos, Inka Wiegratz, Joachim Kohl, Achim Rody, Regine Gaetje, Natascha Dobert, Ludwig Wildt, Georg Kunz, Gerhard Leyendecker, Manfred Kaufmann 4. Uterine contractility: Visualization of synchronization measures in two simultaneously recorded signals: Edward Oczeretko, Agnieszka Kitlas, Marta Borowska, Jolanta Swiatecka, Tadeusz Laudanski 5. Uterine contractility evaluated on cine MRI: Kaori Togashi, Takashi Koyama Part II: Myometrical contractility and calcium transport Myocytes, myometrium, and uterine contractions: Roger C. Young In situ Ca signalling: lack of Ca sparks in rat myometrium: Theodor Burdyga, Susan Wray, Karen Noble Control of uterine Ca2+ by membrane voltage: towards understanding of excitation-contraction coupling in human myometrium: Smygol Anatoly, Andrew Nlanks, Gilles Bru-Mercier, Joana Gullan, Steven Thornton Modelling myometrial smooth muscle contraction: Limor Bursztyn, Osnat Eytan, Ariel J. Jaffa, David Elad Interstitial Cajal-like cells in human uterus and fallopian tube: Laurentiu M Popescu, Sanda M Ciontea, Dragos Cretoiu Part III: Mechanics of the Uterus and cervix in pregnancy Microstructure and mechanics of the chorioamnion membrane with an emphasis on fracture properties: Steven E. Calvin, Michelle L. Oyen In vivo characterization of the mechanics of human uterine cervices: Margit Bauer, Edoardo Mazza, Alessandro Nava, Michael Bajka, Fernando Cacho, Uwe Lang, Gerhard A Holzapfel Analysis of cervical dynamics using ultrasound image processing: Rimma Pugatsch, David Elad, Ariel J Jaffa, Osnat Eytan Part IV: Placental vasculature and blood flow Twin-twin transfusion syndrome modeling: Jeroen PHM van den Wijngaard, Michael G Ross, Martin JC van Gemert Modeling Acardiac twin pregnancies Fetal blood flow in branching models of the chorionic arterial vasculature: Zoya Gordon, David Elad, Ariel J. Jaffa, Osnat Eytan Part V: Pelvic floor mechanics Functional anatomy of the female pelvic floor: James A Ashton-Miller, John OL DeLancey Evaluation of the dynamic responses of female pelvic floor using a novel vaginal probe: Qiyu Peng, Keiichi Shishido, Yoshimura Yasukuni, Omata Sadao, Christos E Constantinou Finite element studies of the deformation of the pelvic floor: Joao AC Martins, Matilde PM Pato, Eduardo B Pires, Renato MN Jorge, Marco Parente, Teresa Mascarenhas A contextual model of pelvic floor muscle defects in female stress urinary incontinence: A rational for physiotherapy management: Stephanie Madill, Linda McLean Magnetic resonance-based female pelvic anatomy as relevant for maternal childbirth injury simulations. Part VI: Mechanics of embryonic development Cardiovascular developmental insights from embryos: Bradley B Keller, Li J Liu, Joseph P Tinney, Kimimasa Tobita Mechanobiology of embryonic limb development: Niamh C Nowlan, Paula Murphy, Patrick J Prendergast Hedgehog signaling: A biophysical or biomechanical modulator in embryonic development?: Takashi Nagase, Masafumi Machida, Masaaki Yamagishi Part VII: Penile Mechanics and Hemodynamics A mathematical model of penile vascular dysfunction and its application to a new diagnostic technique: Ofer Barnea, Shimon Hayun, Gabriel Gillon Penises as variable-volume hydrostatic skeletons: Diane A Kelly A three-dimensional model of the penis for analysis of tissue stresses during erection: Eran Linder-Ganz, Juza Chen, David Elad, Amit Gefen Part VIII: Sperm Propulsion The geometric clutch as a working hypothesis for future research on cilia and flagella: Charles B Lindemann Fluid dynamic models of flagellar and ciliary beating: Robert Dillon, Lisa Fauci, Charlotte Omoto, Xingzhou Yang Molecular basis of sperm flagellar axonemes: Structural and evolution aspects: Kazuo Inaba UR - http://www.annalsnyas.org/ UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001667.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/2007001667-d.html ER -