
pmid: 4473541
Prostaglandins (PGs) are known to exert profound physiological and pharmacological effects on the female reproductive system in women and in many other species (Weeks, 1972; Labhsetwar, 1974). Indomethacin and aspirin, inhibitors of prostaglandin biosynthesis, block PMSG-induced ovulation in immature (Armstrong & Grinwich, 1972; Orczyk & Behrman, 1972) and adult female rats (Tsafriri, Lindner, Zor & Lamprecht, 1972). In the rabbit, ovulation induced by HCG, LH or coitus was blocked by indomethacin (O'Grady, Caldwell, Auletta & Speroff, 1972). In mice, ovulation was blocked with indomethacin and the effect was reversed by injecting prostaglandins E2 or F2α (Saksena, Lau & Shaikh, 1974). All these studies provide indirect evidence that PGs are involved in the process of ovulation. A more direct approach, namely the specific binding of endogenous PGs by anti-PG sera raised in rabbits, was used in the present study. Attempts were also made to reverse the antiovulatory effect of
Ovulation, Vaginal Smears, Immune Sera, Indomethacin, Mice, Estrus, Pregnancy, Prostaglandins, Animals, Female, Fallopian Tubes, Ovum
Ovulation, Vaginal Smears, Immune Sera, Indomethacin, Mice, Estrus, Pregnancy, Prostaglandins, Animals, Female, Fallopian Tubes, Ovum
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