Blastocyst is the source of prostaglandins in the implantation site in the rabbit

PL Pakrasi, SK Dey - Prostaglandins, 1982 - Elsevier
… On the contrary, rabbit blastocysts … This observation raises the question whether the
blastocyst could be the source of PCs at the time of implantation in the rabbit. We demonstrate …

Rabbit Blastocysts Accumulate [3H]Prostaglandins in Vitro

MA JONES, MJK HARPER - Endocrinology, 1984 - academic.oup.com
rabbit blastocysts can accumulate PGs from their environment, which may imply a storage
potential in the blastocyst … THERE is increasing evidence to suggest a role for prostaglandins (…

Prostaglandin synthesis by day-6 rabbit blastocysts in vitro

MJK Harper, MA Jones, CJ Norris… - Reproduction, 1989 - rep.bioscientifica.com
… A control tube without blastocysts was run in each experiment… the hplc, using a solvent system
for prostaglandins (PGs), was … These experiments demonstrate that rabbit blastocysts have …

Prostaglandin release by zygotes and endometria of pregnant rabbits

MJK Harper, CJ Norris, K Rajkumar - Biology of Reproduction, 1983 - academic.oup.com
… When 4-day rabbit zygotes were incubated for 1 h at 37C in vitro, very little prostaglandin (PG)
was … It seems that both blastocysts and endometria have capability to synthesize PGs, the …

The role of prostaglandins in blastocyst implantation

A Psychoyos, G Nikas, A Gravanis - Human reproduction, 1995 - academic.oup.com
… on the involvement of prostaglandins in blastocyst implantation, and examines … rabbits
have indicated that the endometrium rather than the blastocyst is the source of prostaglandins

Effect of prostaglandins on the development of rabbit embryos

CH Spilman - Reproduction, 1974 - rep.bioscientifica.com
… The following experiment was performed to evaluate the influence of prostaglandins on …
Because of the reported effects of prostaglandins on egg transport (Ellinger & Kirton, 1972; …

Are blastocyst prostaglandins produced endogenously?

C Racowsky, JD Biggers - Biology of reproduction, 1983 - academic.oup.com
… preimplantation mouse and rabbit blastocysts possess cyclooxygenase … AA) to prostaglandins
(PGs) and thromboxane B 2 . Single rabbit blastocysts or groups of 100 mouse blastocysts

Evidence for a role for prostaglandins in the initiation of blastocyst implantation in the rat

TG Kennedy - Biology of reproduction, 1977 - academic.oup.com
… role of prostaglandins in implantation in rats, indomethacin, an inhibitor of prostaglandin
The concentrations of prostaglandins of both the E and F series were significantly greater in …

Cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways in the preimplantation rabbit uterus and blastocyst

PL Pakrasi, R Becka, SK Dey - Prostaglandins, 1985 - Elsevier
We have measured by radioimmunoassay the concentration and production of 5(S)-hydroxy-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic
acid (5-HETE), a metabolite in the lipoxygenase pathway, and …

Catechol estrogens stimulate synthesis of prostaglandins in the preimplantation rabbit blastocyst and endometrium

PL Pakrasi, SK Dey - Biology of reproduction, 1983 - academic.oup.com
… on prostaglandin (PG) production in the rabbit blastocyst and endometrial cell in vitro on Day
6 of pregnancy (144 h postcoitum) was studied. Blastocysts (… The results for blastocyst were …