Synergistic role of nitric oxide and progesterone during the establishment of pregnancy in the rat

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 542-552

  Chwalisz, Kristof ^a   Winterhager, Elke ^c   Thienel, Thomas ^c   Garfield, Robert E ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antiprogestin; Embryo development; Implantation; Nitric oxide; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ANTIGESTAGEN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; ONAPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033054598     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.542     Document Type: Article

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