Evidence that nitric oxide inhibits steroidogenesis in cultured rat granulosa cells

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Dave, Shilpa ^a   Farrance, David P ^a   Whitehead, Saffron A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Progesterone synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROGESTERONE; SCAVENGER; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030993479     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920277     Document Type: Article

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