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#Question id: 11787


Giving prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) to a pregnant woman may result in an abortion. What is the best explanation for this finding?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. PGE2 strongly stimulates uterine contraction
  2. PGE2 causes constriction of the arteries leading to the placenta
  3. PGE2 stimulates the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary
  4. PGE2 increases the secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum