Changes in rat uterine and cervical phospholipase A2 activity following progesterone agonist or antagonist administration at term

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-350

  Kurusu, Shiro ^a   Ishii, Shizuka ^a   Kawaminami, Mitsumori ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Parturition; Phospholipase A2; Progesterone; Rat

Indexed keywords

HORMONE ANTAGONIST; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; LABOR; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RAT; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 34248359963     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18100     Document Type: Article

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