Rat mometrial smooth muscle cells express endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 561-568

  Gangula, Pandu R R ^a   Dong, Yuan Lin ^a   Yallampalli, Chandrasekhar ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Medical Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide synthase; Pregnancy; Smooth muscle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; ISOENZYME; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-1; ISOENZYMES; MYOMETRIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030611740     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.561     Document Type: Article

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