The involvement of nitric oxide in corpus luteum regression in the rat: Feedback mechanism between prostaglandin F(2α) and nitric oxide

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1011-1016

  Motta, Alicia B ^a   Estevez, Alejandra ^a   Fernandez De Gimeno, Martha ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Luteolysis; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandins; Rat

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS E; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032705272     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.11.1011     Document Type: Article

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