Regulation of nitric oxide synthase to promote cytostasis in ovarian follicular development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Matsumi, Hirotaka ^a   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Kugu, Koji ^a   Tang, Xiaohui ^a   Xu, Ji Ping ^a   Yano, Naomi ^a   Kurashima, Yukiko ^b   Ogura, Tsutomu ^b   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a   Koji, Takehiko ^c   Esumi, Hiroyasu ^b   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Follicle; Follicular development; GnRH; Granulosa cells; Growth factors; Hypothalamic hormones; Neuropeptides neurotransmitters; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOSTASIS; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033948420     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.141     Document Type: Article

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