Role of prostaglandin I2 and prostaglandin E2 in the initiation of nonshivering thermogenesis during the simulation of birth in utero

• Published in: Reproduction fertility and development Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 399 - 403
• Main Authors: Ball, K.T, Takeuchi, M, Yoneyama, Y, Power, G.G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 1995
• Subjects: animal physiology; animal reproduction; Animals; Body Temperature Regulation - physiology; Body Weight; Cold Temperature; Dinoprostone - physiology; Epoprostenol - physiology; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood; Female; Gestational Age; Indomethacin - pharmacology; Labor, Obstetric - physiology; Models, Biological; Oxygen - administration & dosage; Pregnancy; Sheep

Because maximal nonshivering thermogenesis can commence only after occlusion of the umbilical cord, circulating stimulators and inhibitors were hypothesized to alter brown fat activity in the perinatal period. The roles of prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) and PGE2 in the initiation of nonshivering thermogene...