Expression and localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human non-pregnant and early pregnant endometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-287

  Yoshiki, Naoyuki ^a   Kubota, Toshiro ^a   Aso, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chorionic villi; Decidua; Endometrium; Inducible nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0033997424     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.3.283     Document Type: Article

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