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Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (L-α-lecithin) stimulates prostaglandin E production in human amnion
Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb02581.x
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1471-0528/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=b4e1d96c46e18c61210d584b63c13ee375cf562b "BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology")
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 97, Issue 9, pages 843–846, September 1990
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OHTSUKA, T., LEE, H. C., YAMAGUCHI, M. and MORI, N. (1990), Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (L-α-lecithin) stimulates prostaglandin E production in human amnion. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 97: 843–846. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1990.tb02581.x
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- Issue published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Received 28 November 1989Accepted 27 March 1990
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Summary. The effect of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC, L-αlecithin), a substance not containing arachidonic acid, on prostaglandin E (PGE) production of amniotic membrane was studied. DPPC (3.125800 μg/ml) stimulated PGE production of amniotic membrane (150200%), suggesting that lecithin, the major surfactant component, is directly involved in the mechanism of human parturition as a stimulator of PGE production.