Identification of nitric oxide synthase in human and bovine oviduct

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 607-612

  Rosselli, M ^a   Dubey, R K ^b   Rosselli, M A ^a   Macas, E ^a   Fink, D ^a   Lauper, U ^a   Keller, P J ^a   Imthurn, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Human; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Oviduct

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CITRULLINE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CITRULLINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES;

EID: 0030202297     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.8.607     Document Type: Article

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