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Eicosanomic profiling reveals dominance of the epoxygenase pathway in human amniotic fluid at term in spontaneous labor
24 Jul 2014
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Lipid mediators play an important role in reproductive biology, especially, in parturition. Enhanced biosynthesis of eicosanoids, such as prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) and PGF 2 α, precedes the onset of labor as a result of increased expression of inducible cyclooxygenase 2 (COX‐2) in placental tissues. Metabolism of arachidonic acid results in bioactive lipid mediators beyond prostaglandins that could significantly...
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