Expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase in non-pregnant and decidualized human endometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-75

  Telfer, J F ^a   Irvine, G A ^a   Kohnen, G ^a   Campbell, S ^a   Cameron, I T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MOTHER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decidua; Endometrium; Nitric oxide; Progestagen

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PREGNANCY; RNA;

EID: 0030625624     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.1.69     Document Type: Article

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