Dexamethasone inhibits basal and stimulated prostaglandin E2 output from human placental cells by inhibition of prostaglandin H synthase

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 85-89

  Riley, Simon C ^a,b   Greer, Ian A ^c   Schembri, Lawrence A ^a,b   Challis, John R G ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Placenta; Prostaglandin H synthase

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS E; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026578612     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000294854     Document Type: Article

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