Relaxin up-regulates the nitric oxide biosynthetic pathway in the mouse uterus: In the inhibition of myometrial contractility

Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4434-4441

  Bani, D ^a   Baccari, M C ^a   Nistri, S ^a   Calamai, F ^a   Bigazzi, M ^a   Sacchi, T B ^a  

^a Istologia e Medicina Legale   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0033305565     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.10.7055     Document Type: Article

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