Nitric oxide inhibits steroidogenesis in cultured porcine granulosa cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 285-292

  Masuda, M ^a   Kubota, T ^a   Kamada, S ^a   Aso, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Porcine granulosa cells; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; 8-BROMOCYCLIC GMP; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SECRETION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITES; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS; SWINE;

EID: 0031113297     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.4.285     Document Type: Article

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