R. L. Goldenberg, J. C. Hauth, and W. W. Andrews, Intrauterine infection and preterm delivery, N. Engl. J. Med, vol.342, pp.1500-1507, 2000.

M. M. Slattery and J. J. Morrison, Preterm delivery, The Lancet, vol.360, issue.9344, pp.1489-1497528, 2002.
DOI : 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11476-0

C. D. Loftin, D. B. Trivedi, and R. Langenbach, Cyclooxygenase-1???selective inhibition prolongs gestation in mice without adverse effects on the ductus arteriosus, Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol.110, issue.4, 2002.
DOI : 10.1172/JCI0214924

K. G. Peri, C. Quiniou, X. Hou, D. Abran, D. R. Varma et al., THG113: A novel selective FP antagonist that delays preterm labor, Seminars in Perinatology, vol.26, issue.6, pp.389-397, 2002.
DOI : 10.1053/sper.2002.37307

M. Sakai, K. Tanebe, Y. Sasaki, K. Momma, S. Yoneda et al., Evaluation of the tocolytic effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm delivery, Molecular Human Reproduction, vol.7, issue.6, pp.595-602, 2001.
DOI : 10.1093/molehr/7.6.595

A. Malassine, J. L. Frendo, and D. Evain-brion, A comparison of placental development and endocrine functions between the human and mouse model, Human Reproduction Update, vol.9, issue.6, pp.531-539, 2003.
DOI : 10.1093/humupd/dmg043

E. Hirsch and R. Muhle, Intrauterine Bacterial Inoculation Induces Labor in the Mouse by Mechanisms Other than Progesterone Withdrawal1, Biology of Reproduction, vol.67, issue.4, pp.1337-1341, 2002.
DOI : 10.1095/biolreprod67.4.1337

M. J. Gendler, N. Grusby, W. Wagner, M. J. Muller, and . Guimond, Histological studies of gene-ablated mice support important functional roles for natural killer cells in the uterus during pregnancy, J. Reprod. Immunol, vol.35, pp.111-133, 1997.

S. P. Murphy, L. D. Fast, N. N. Hanna, and S. Sharma, Uterine NK Cells Mediate Inflammation-Induced Fetal Demise in IL-10-Null Mice, The Journal of Immunology, vol.175, issue.6, pp.4084-4090, 2005.
DOI : 10.4049/jimmunol.175.6.4084