Granulated metrial gland cells contain nitric oxide synthases during pregnancy in the rat

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-65

  Sladek, S M ^a   Kanbour Shakir, A ^a,b   Watkins, S ^c   Berghorn, K A ^b   Hoffman, G E ^b   Roberts, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PERFORIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; KILLER CELL; METRIAL GLAND; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAIN; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031913722     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90099-6     Document Type: Article

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