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Decidual cell reaction in ovariectomized-adrenalectomized rats

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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.

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  1. Department of Biology, School of General Education, Tottori University, Koyama, 680, Tottori, Japan

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This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Fundamental Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.

The author wishes to thank Professor Emeritus K. Takewaki of the University of Tokyo for his valuable advice and critical reading of the manuscript.

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Ohta, Y. Decidual cell reaction in ovariectomized-adrenalectomized rats. Experientia 40, 505–506 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952409

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