Nitric oxide synthesis in human nonpregnant myometrium and uterine myomas

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 749-753

  Favini, Roberta ^a   Aldieri, Elisabetta ^a   Revelli, Alberto ^a   Bosia, Amalia ^a   Massobrio, Marco ^a   Ghigo, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Human myometrium; Myoma; Nitric oxide; Nitrite; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0037374244     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04825-2     Document Type: Article

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