Regulation of the inducible form of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase in the perfused rat ovary

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Hellberg, P ^a   Larson, L ^a   Olofsson, J ^b   Brannstrom M ^a   Hedin, L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ovulation; Progesterone; Prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase; Prostaglandins; Rat

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY; OVULATION; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; OVULATION; PERFUSION; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PROSTAGLANDINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030072665     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.2.111     Document Type: Article

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