The lipoxygenase inhibitor, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, inhibits ovulation and reduces leukotriene and prostaglandin levels in the rat ovary

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1211-1216

  Mikuni, Masato ^a,c   Yoshida, Mami ^a   Hellberg, Pär ^a   Peterson, C Anthony ^b   Edwin, Samuel S ^b   Brännström, Mats ^a   Peterson, C Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

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

ANIMALS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LEUKOTRIENES; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031954975     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.5.1211     Document Type: Article

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