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Steven J Lye
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Citations - 340
Steven J Lye is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fetus & Uterine contraction. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 323 citations.
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Prostaglandins and mechanisms of preterm birth
John R. G. Challis,Deborah M. Sloboda,Nadia Alfaidy,Steven J Lye,William Gibb,Fal A Patel,Wendy Whittle,John P. Newnham +7 more
TL;DR: Increased uterine contractility at term and preterm results first from activation and then stimulation of the myometrium, resulting in increased concentrations of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the fetal circulation and regulation of PGHS-2 at term is differentially controlled in fetal and maternal tissue.