Myometrial arginase activity increases with advancing pregnancy in the guinea pig

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 779-782

  Weiner, C P ^a   Knowles, R G ^a   Stegink, L D ^a   Dawson, J ^a   Moncada, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; guinea pig; kidney; L arginine; L ornithine; myometrium; polyamines; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ARGININE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; CARBON 14; ESTRADIOL; ORNITHINE; UREA;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOMETRIUM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030053203     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70464-7     Document Type: Article

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