6-Keto-PGE1 is a potent relaxant of the fetal ductus arteriosus |
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Authors: | F Coceani E Bodach EP White PM Olley |
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Institution: | Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | 6-Keto-PGE1 is nearly as potent as PGE2 in relaxing the ductus arteriosus of fetal lambs. This finding raises the possibility that 6-keto-PGE1, if occuring naturally as a by-product of PGI2 transformations, may contribute to prenatal patency of the vessel. |
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