Decidual cell reaction in ovariectomized-adrenalectomized rats.
Enhancement of decidual cell reaction (DCR) following adrenalectomy was reversed by corticosterone as well as indomethacin. The results suggest the adrenal involvement in DCR through uterine prostaglandin production.
D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003656:Decidua / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats
D011453:Prostaglandins; D003345:Corticosterone; D007213:Indomethacin