Lysophosphatidic acid stimulates rat uterine contraction in vitro

• Main Authors: Satoshi NAGASHIMA (Author), Takuma KIMURA (Author), Ryota TERASHIMA (Author), Makoto SUGIYAMA (Author), Keiichiro KIZAKI (Author), Mitsumori KAWAMINAMI (Author), Shiro KURUSU (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been implicated in the uterine endometrial functions of implantation and decidualization; however, not much is known about its myometrial contractile function. Herein we characterized the uterotonic effects of LPA in non-pregnant (estrus) and peri-parturient rats in v...