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Lower segment myometrial strips were immersed in organ baths in oxygenated Krebs' solution at 37\u200a\u00b0C and connected to isometric force transducers. After equilibration, spontaneous activity and concentration responses to PGE\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , PGF\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:sub>\u03b1<\/jats:sub>\n                    and U46619 (a stable TX mimetic) were measured as area under the curve and expressed as a percentage of the final contraction induced by hypotonic shock. Results were expressed as arithmetic means\u00b1\n                    <jats:sc>s.e.m.<\/jats:sc>\n                    and analysed using two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni's\n                    <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                    test. Myometrium excised at late gestation displayed the greatest spontaneous activity compared with the tissues taken during labour (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.001). Excitation evoked by PGF\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    <jats:sub>\u03b1<\/jats:sub>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01) and PGE\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    at 10\n                    <jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u200amol\/l were attenuated after labour onset. U46619 consistently stimulated concentration-dependent contractions (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.001) and selective antagonists confirmed TP-mediated effects. The maintained responses to TX indicate crucial roles for TP receptors in the muscular tonus of the parturient uterus. This receptor and its secondary messenger system represent effective myometrial targets for tocolytic agents in both pregnancy and labour-associated disorders.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1677\/joe-07-0494","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,3,26]],"date-time":"2008-03-26T23:33:56Z","timestamp":1206574436000},"page":"171-179","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Loss of prostaglandin F2\u03b1, but not thromboxane, responsiveness in pregnant human myometrium during labour"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"197","author":[{"given":"Deborah P","family":"Fischer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathon A","family":"Hutchinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diane","family":"Farrar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of PharmacyUniversity of Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK1Bradford Royal InfirmaryDuckworth Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ, UK2Department of Biological SciencesAllergan Inc., Irvine, California, 92612 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter J","family":"O'Donovan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of PharmacyUniversity of Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK1Bradford Royal InfirmaryDuckworth Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ, UK2Department of Biological SciencesAllergan Inc., Irvine, California, 92612 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David F","family":"Woodward","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of PharmacyUniversity of Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK1Bradford Royal InfirmaryDuckworth Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ, UK2Department of Biological SciencesAllergan Inc., Irvine, California, 92612 USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kay M","family":"Marshall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","container-title":["Journal of Endocrinology"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/joe.bioscientifica.com\/view\/journals\/joe\/197\/1\/171.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/joe.bioscientifica.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/joe\/197\/1\/171.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,20]],"date-time":"2026-07-20T13:53:28Z","timestamp":1784555608000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/journals.bioscientifica.com\/joe\/article\/197\/1\/171-179\/21566"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2008,1,9]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1677\/joe-07-0494","relation":{},"ISSN":["0022-0795","1479-6805"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0022-0795","type":"print"},{"value":"1479-6805","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2008,1,9]]}}}