Changes in Expression of Contractile FP and Relaxatory EP2 Receptors in Pregnant Rat Myometrium during Late Gestation, at Labor, and Postpartum1
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- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 59 (4) , 878-883
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.878
Abstract
Prostaglandins synthesized at parturition may act via specific myometrial receptors as mediators of uterine contractions. Several isoforms of eicosanKeywords
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