title: The enzymes responsible for the metabolism of prostaglandins in bovine placenta.
abstract: The following review presents some data on the enzymes of synthesis and catabolism of prostaglandins in bovine placenta. The available literature confirms the anabolic and catabolic ability of bovine placenta to metabolise prostaglandins, but there is little direct information about the pathways involved. The aim of the review is to describe what is known about the physico-chemical properties and activity of enzymes involved in prostaglandin metabolism in bovine placenta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland. Kankofer@ursus.ar.lublin.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kankofer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000378:metabolism*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins