Inducible nitric oxide synthase in the rat tesis: Evidence for potential roles in both normal function and inflammation-mediated infertility

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1285-1293

  O'Bryan, M K ^a   Schlatt, S ^a   Gerdprasert, O ^a   Phillips, D J ^a   De Kretser, D M ^a   Hedger, M P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interstitial cells; Leydig cells; Nitric oxide; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenesis; Testes

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033755597     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1285     Document Type: Article

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