Differential in vitro actions of nitric oxide on human endometrial cell survival

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 176-184

  Johnson, M Cecilia ^a   Maliqueo, Manuel ^a   Boric, M Angélica ^a   Villavicencio, Alejandra ^a   Vantman, David ^a   Vega, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cell proliferation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CASPASE 3; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LIPOCORTIN 5; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STROMA CELL; SUCTION;

EID: 0347986532     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.05.018     Document Type: Article

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