Abstract

Pethidine's stimulant action on the 22-day pregnant rat isolated uterus does not involve receptors sensitive to methysergide and is unlikely to involve the synthesis and release of endogenous prostaglandins. The sensitivity of pethidine-induced contractions to verapamil suggests that mobilization of extracellular calcium is necessary for pethidine's action.

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