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The fetal glucocorticoid group, 14 pregnant ewes at 123\u2013125 dGA with fetuses, was divided into the following groups: after sham adrenalectomy (n = 5), adrenalectomy (n = 4), and adrenalectomy with fetal cortisol replacement to late gestation levels (n = 5). For the maternal glucocorticoid group, nine pregnant ewes were treated with saline (n = 4) and three courses of maternal dexamethasone (n = 5). For the estradiol group, 10 pregnant ewes at 119\u2013121 dGA were treated with sesame oil (n = 5) or estradiol (n = 5) to produce labor levels of estradiol in maternal plasma. Endometrial, myometrial, and placental mRNA and proteins were analyzed by Northern and Western blot and immunocytochemistry for mPTGES1. Data were analyzed by Student\u2019s t test and ANOVA. There was a significant increase of placental mPTGES1 in late gestation. 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