Prostaglandins in the circulation of the fetal lamb |
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Authors: | J.R.G. Challis S.R. Dilley J.S. Robinson G.D. Thorburn |
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Affiliation: | University of Oxford, Nuffield Institute for Medical Research, John Radcliffe Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford UK |
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Abstract: | Prostaglandin E and PGF have been measured in the plasma of chronically catheterized fetal lambs throughout the last 20–35 days (0.73 onwards) of gestation. The mean concentration of PGE was higher than that of PGF. There was a significant increase in the concentration of PGE but little change in the concentration of PGF in samples of fetal plasma taken within 24 h of parturition. In contrast, at this time in maternal utero-ovarian venous plasma, there was a large increase in PGF, but relatively little change in PGE. There was a significant decrease in the concentration of PGE and PGF in the plasma of lambs within 12 h after birth compared to the levels found in the same animals as fetuses a few hours previously. The physiological importance of these changes is discussed. |
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