The transfer of prostaglandin E2 across ovine fetal membranes in vivo

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Johnston, Pauline C ^b   Greer, Ian A ^a   Brooks, A Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fetal membranes; ovine model; parturition; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2; 13,14 DIHYDRO 15 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN E2; 15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN E2; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; CORTICOTROPIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHORION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM; SHEEP; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; IMMUNOLOGY; INJECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICRODIALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; INJECTIONS; MICRODIALYSIS; OXYTOCICS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030279043     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(96)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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