Evidence for production and functional activity of nitric oxide in seminiferous tubules and blood vessels of the human testis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4154-4161

  Middendorff, R ^a   Muller D ^a   Wichers, S ^a   Holstein, A F ^a   Davidoff, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0030865401     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4154     Document Type: Article

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