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In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used as a natural therapeutic agent with a broad spectrum of activities (antioxidant, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial and antiviral). Moreover, quercetin affects function of the reproductive tract, however the knowledge of this activity is still fragmentary. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the influence of quercetin on the contractile activity of the porcine myometrium collected from immature (n = 6), cyclic (n = 6) and early pregnant (n = 6) gilts. Strips of the myometrium (comprising longitudinal and circular layer) were resected from the middle part of the uterine horns and the isometric contractions were recorded. After 60\u201390 min of preincubation, the strips were stimulated with quercetin in increasing (10<jats:sup>\u221213<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M) concentrations and the changes in the tension amplitude and frequency of contractions were measured. Quercetin decreased (P&lt;0.01\u20130.001) the amplitude of contractions at concentrations 10<jats:sup>\u221211<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M and 10<jats:sup>\u221210<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M in cyclic and early pregnant groups, respectively. The frequency of contractions decreased in all groups but was the highest (at concentrations 10<jats:sup>\u221211<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M; P&lt;0.05\u20130.001) in the cyclic group and the lowest (at concentrations 10<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M; P&lt;0.01) in the immature group. The tension decreased only in the cyclic group after quercetin administration in high concentrations (10<jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>\u201310<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>M; P&lt;0.05\u20130.01). 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