A Norström — Endo Lab

rct 2006

Isosorbide mononitrate induces increased cervical expression of cyclooxygenase-2, but not of cyclooxygenase-1, at term

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.01.021

OBJECTIVE: Prostaglandin and nitric oxide (NO) are both known to be involved in cervical ripening at term. The aim of the study was to investigate if NO has an effect on cervical expression of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (…

diagnostic-accuracy 1993

Endovaginal scanning of the endometrium compared to cytology and histology in women with postmenopausal bleeding

Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1006/gyno.1993.1188

Endovaginal scanning (EVS) of the endometrium has recently been proposed as a method for the investigation of the endometrial mucosa. In this study, the specificity and sensitivity of EVS have been compared with endometrial cytology and D&C…

other 1983

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate as a factor in prostaglandin-mediated influence on collagen synthesis in the human uterine cervix

Advances in prostaglandin, thromboxane, and leukotriene research

lab-animal 1981

Influence of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha on collagen synthesis in the human cervix during various phases of the menstrual cycle

Prostaglandins ·doi:10.1016/0090-6980(81)90059-9

Uterine cervix tissue, obtained from nonpregnant fertile women undergoing hysterectomy, was mechanically chopped into 1 mm thick slices and incubated in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer containing 6-keto-PGF1 alpha (0.03-10 microgram/ml) and…