The role of prostaglandins on the increase in motility of the rat-uterine horn containing a silk suture.
The presence of a silk suture in one uterine horn of the rats leads to an increase in spontaneous motility when compared with the contralateral control horn. Indomethacin, an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthetase inhibits the motility suggesting a role of prostaglandins in this process.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013537:Sutures; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
D011453:Prostaglandins; D007213:Indomethacin