Deletion of exon 6 of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene in mice results in hypogonadism and infertility

Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2767-2774

  Gyurko, Robert ^a   Leupen, Sarah ^a   Huang, Paul L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENZYME VARIANT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MATING; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 0036296904     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.143.7.8921     Document Type: Article

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