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ea0012p106 | Reproduction | SFE2006

Preliminary investigation on the effects of prostaglandin EP2 and EP4 agonists on isolated uterus from non-pregnant and pregnant mice

Griffiths AL , Marshall KM , Senior J , Woodward DF

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of prostaglandin EP2 – and EP4 -receptor agonists on uterine tissue taken from non-pregnant and pregnant mice.Uterine tissue was taken from non-pregnant animals during dioestrus and from pregnant animals on day 18 of gestation. Samples were set-up for superfusion (Krebs’ solution with 1 μM indometacin at 2 ml/min and 37 °C) as previously described by Senior et a...