The selective prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 inhibitor, NS-398, reduces prostaglandin production and ovulation in vivo and in vitro in the rat

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1077-1083

  Mikuni, M ^a   Pall, M ^a   Peterson, C M ^b   Peterson, C A ^b   Hellberg, P ^a   Brannstrom M ^a   Richards, J S ^c   Hedin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITROBENZENES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0031793643     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.5.1077     Document Type: Article

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