Estradiol-17β inhibits nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-II and stimulates NOS-III gene expression in the rat uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-41

  Yallampalli, C ^a,b   Dong, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Gene regulation; Nitric oxide; Parturition; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; NOS3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; ANIMAL; BREEDING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 0033623797     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.34     Document Type: Article

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