… , we were not able to define the separate function of E 2 or progesterone on the control of
the cervical prostaglandin enzymatic system in a hormone-free system, which is the goal of the …

… the key enzyme responsible for the production of cervical PG… on endometrial COX2 expression
in nonpregnant sheep [23, … of estrogen and progesterone in COX2 gene regulation are …

… explants of cervical tissue collected from ewes in … enzymes at different levels of the synthetic
pathway for PGE 2 . This study provided a greater understanding of the regulation of cervical …

… in endocrine ligand-regulated prostaglandin biosynthesis in … of several key enzyme14, 15
and contraction associated … is complex and differ in many ways from the nonpregnant uterus…

… collagen in the sheep cervix, to gain an understanding of the role of … by estradiol in the
nonpregnant ovariectomized … gonadotropins in the regulation of cervical prostaglandin receptors. …

… enzymes, must be questioned. The existence of differential regulation might suggest that the
two enzymes … The precise cellular localization of PGHS-1 and PGHS-2 in the sheep uterus …

… RIA and maternal plasma prostaglandin (PG) F2α was measured by enzyme immunoassay.
… Progesterone is a potent stimulator of endometrial PGHS2 in the nonpregnant sheep uterus …

… of the estrous cycle in nonpregnant animals is brought about … in ewes have also shown that
withdrawal of progesterone alone … In uterus or hypothalamus, OTR regulation correlates with …

… intermediates in the synthesis of prostaglandin E 2 that were … findings of PPARγ in the cervix
of the nonpregnant ewe. In … , in the sheep cervix, PPARγ 1 is involved in the regulation of …

… ewes treated with progesterone (n = 17) or prostaglandin (n = … elastase, enzymes that are
important in cervical softening. … luteinizing hormone, estradiol and progesterone in peripheral …