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PAF, a potent lipid mediator, has been implicated in a number of reproductive processes, including parturition. PAF has been shown to stimulate prostaglandin E 2 production in fetal membranes and to cause myometrial contraction. PAF metabolism in the decidua and its modulation by endotoxin or cytokines has been investigated. Decidual macrophages secrete PAF-AH activity of the plasma type that...