Localization of nitric oxide synthase in human trophoblast cells: Role of nitric oxide in trophoblast proliferation and differentiation

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 70-77

  Sanyal, Mrinmoy ^a   Nag, Tapas Chandra ^a   Das, Chandana ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Differentiation; hCG; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROGESTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PREGNANCY; STAINING AND LABELING; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033950363     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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