Reproductive function in female mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 366-374

  Drazen, Deborah L ^a   Klein, Sabra L ^a   Burnett, Arthur L ^b   Wallach, Edward E ^a   Crone, Julie K ^b   Huang, Paul L ^c   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Fertility; Knockout; Ovary; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032710558     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/niox.1999.0251     Document Type: Article

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