Circulating levels of nitric oxide in fertile women in relation to the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1036-1038

  Cicinelli, E ^a   Ignarro, L J ^a   Lograno, M ^a   Galantino, P ^a   Balzano, G ^a   Schonauer, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

estradiol; fertile women; menstrual cycle; Nitric oxide; progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030472086     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58706-8     Document Type: Article

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