Evidence for an inverse relationship between apoptosis and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in rat granulosa cells: A possible role of nitric oxide in ovarian follicle atresia

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 745-751

  Matsumi, Hirotaka ^a   Koji, Takehiko ^b   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Yano, Naomi ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a   Momoeda, Mikio ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Granulosa cells; Nitric oxide (NO); Nitric oxide synthase (NOS); Ovarian follicles

Indexed keywords

N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FUNCTION; RAT;

EID: 0032469295     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.45.745     Document Type: Article

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