Aspirin and indomethacin prolong parturition in rats: evidence that prostaglandins contribute to expulsion of fetus

Nature. 1972 Nov 3;240(5375):21-5. doi: 10.1038/240021a0.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Aspirin / administration & dosage
  • Aspirin / adverse effects*
  • Biological Assay
  • Chickens
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / chemically induced
  • Gestational Age
  • Indomethacin / administration & dosage
  • Indomethacin / adverse effects*
  • Muscle Contraction / drug effects
  • Obstetric Labor Complications / chemically induced*
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Pregnancy
  • Prostaglandins / analysis
  • Prostaglandins / metabolism
  • Prostaglandins / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Uterus / drug effects
  • Uterus / metabolism

Substances

  • Prostaglandins
  • Aspirin
  • Indomethacin