Interactions between interleukin-1(β), nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 in the rat ovary: Effects on steroidogenesis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-300

  Ahsan, Syira ^a   Lacey, Michael ^a   Whitehead, Saffron A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; FORSKOLIN; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FORSKOLIN; GUANIDINES; INDOMETHACIN; INTERLEUKIN-1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OVARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030870875     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1370293     Document Type: Article

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