Human follicular nitric oxide pathway: Relationship to follicular size, oestradiol concentrations and ovarian blood flow

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1947-1951

  Anteby, Eyal Y ^a   Hurwitz, Arye ^a   Korach, Osnat ^a   Revel, Ariel ^a   Simon, Alex ^a   Finci Yeheskel, Zvezdana ^a   Mayer, Michael ^a   Laufer, Neri ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Nitric oxide; Nitrite:nitrate; Oestradiol; Ovarian follicle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PULSATILE FLOW;

SCOPUS;

EID: 0029800487     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019522     Document Type: Article

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