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METABOLISM OF PROSTAGLANDINS WITHIN THE PREGNANT UTERUS
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00593.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 82, Issue 11, pages 887–893, November 1975
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Keirse, M. J. N. C. and Turnbull, A. C. (1975), METABOLISM OF PROSTAGLANDINS WITHIN THE PREGNANT UTERUS. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 82: 887–893. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00593.x
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Summary
The metabolism of E and F prostaglandins has been studied in both fetal and maternal tissues obtained from the pregnant human uterus. Both 15-hydroxy-prostaglandin dehydrogenase and 13,14-prostaglandin reductase are shown to be widely distributed in these tissues. Comparison of the levels of enzyme activity in different tissues demonstrates that the greatest metabolism of prostaglandins takes place in the membranes and placenta and that there is much less in the myometrium and the decidua. The lowest enzyme activity was found in the umbilical cord, and no metabolism could be demonstrated in amniotic fluid or in umbilical venous blood. The significance of these findings is discussed.