Changes in expression of the nitric oxide synthase isoforms in rat uterus cervix during pregnancy and parturition

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 995-1003

  Ali, Mariam ^a   Buhimschi, Irina ^a   Chwalisz, Kristof ^b   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Labour; MRNA; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; FEMALE; LABOR; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RAT; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 0031264116     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.11.995     Document Type: Article

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