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Loss of Cyclooxygenase-2 Retards Decidual Growth but Does Not Inhibit Embryo Implantation or Development to Term
1 Feb 2003
Abstract excerpt
Previous reports have described that female mice deficient in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) are largely infertile because of failure to ovulate, poor fertilization, and defective implantation and decidualization. In the present study, we reinvestigated reproduction in these mice and found they do show a reduction in the numbers of ovulated and fertilized eggs. However, we did not observe any substantial effect on...
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