Nitric oxide inhibits corticotropin-releasing hormone exocytosis but not synthesis by cultured human trophoblasts

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4171-4175

  Ni, Xin ^b   Chan, Eng Cheng ^a   Fitter, John T ^a   Smith, Roger ^a,c  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Endocrine Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXOCYTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030778199     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4171     Document Type: Article

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