Impaired ovulation in mice with targeted deletion of the neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 658-664

  Klein, Sabra L ^a   Carnovale, David ^b   Burnett, Arthur L ^b   Wallach, Edward E ^b   Zacur, Howard A ^b   Crone, Julie K ^b   Dawson, Valina L ^b   Nelson, Randy J ^a,b,c   Dawson, Ted M ^b  

^a Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Group   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; ISOENZYME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE DELETION; INNERVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031761167     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401926     Document Type: Article

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