title: The clinical evaluation of diagnostic prostaglandin test.
abstract: An oral prostaglandin test with PGE2 in a dose 0.5 mg was performed on 44 women in the last week of pregnancy. During 30 minutes of cardiotocographic recording, two types of contractile activity of the uterus were observed: regular and irregular. Women with regular uterine activity have statistically significantly higher serum oxytocinase level and also a shorter duration of labour. Thus, these two types of uterine activity may also be distinguished by enzyme as well as labour data.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D010122:Cystinyl Aminopeptidase / Q000097:blood; D015237:Dinoprost; D015232:Dinoprostone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015237:Dinoprost; D010122:Cystinyl Aminopeptidase; D015232:Dinoprostone