Regulation of nitric oxide synthase isoforms and role of nitric oxide during prostaglandin F2α-induced luteolysis in rabbits

Reproduction

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 807-816

  Boiti, C ^a   Zampini, D ^a   Brecchia, G ^a   Gobbetti, A ^b   Zerani, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBIT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0037670152     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1250807     Document Type: Review

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