Histochemical demonstration of prostaglandin dehydrogenases in the uterine and chorionic epithelia of the pregnant pig.
The NAD-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (PGDH) was active in the uterine and chorionic epithelia of the pig at 30, 60 and 90 days of pregnancy when PGs of the A, E or F series were used as the substrate. The activity of NADP-dependent PGDH in the same epithelia appeared only when PGB-1 or PGB-2 was used as the substrate.
D000818:Animals; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000201:enzymology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006911:Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D013552:Swine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014599:Uterus / Q000201:enzymology
D006911:Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases