Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger ribonucleic acid expression in pregnant rat uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 933-940

  Dong, Y L ^a   Fang, L ^a   Gangula, P R R ^a   Yallampalli, C ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; N BUTYL 11 (3,17BETA DIHYDROXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 7ALPHA YL) N METHYLUNDECANAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031686025     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.4.933     Document Type: Article

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