Funding for this research was provided by:
Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Pennsylvania State University (R01 HD094378-01 and R01 ES 028615-01)
Article History
Received: 30 January 2019
Accepted: 2 July 2019
First Online: 9 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by Augusta University’s Institutional Review Board. Myometrium were obtained from Caucasian women who underwent abdominal hysterectomy. Informed written consent was obtained from each patient before surgery for the use of extirpated uterine tissues for myometrial cell isolation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.