TY - JOUR T1 - THE ACTION OF SALICYLATES ON THE UTERUS JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 207 LP - 213 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - J. W. C. GUNN AU - MORRIS GOLDBERG Y1 - 1922/04/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/19/3/207.abstract N2 - 1. Salicylate of sodium has a stimulating action in the uterus, but usually only in concentrations higher than those found in the blood during the treatment of rheumatic fever. 2. From a consideration of the experiments it is suggested that abortion occurring in rheumatic fever is the result of the fever, and that salicylates have probably little effect unless the uterus is specially sensitive. ER -