Inhibition of nitric oxide: Effects on interleukin-1β-enhanced ovulation rate, steroid hormones, and ovarian leukocyte distribution at ovulation in the rat

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 436-445

  Bonello, Nigel ^a   McKie, Kylie ^a   Jasper, Melinda ^a   Andrew, Lucy ^a   Ross, Nicki ^a   Braybon, Emily ^a   Brännström, Mats ^a,b   Norman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STEROID RELEASE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEUKOCYTES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030044611     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.2.436     Document Type: Article

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