Expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases is modulated in the endometrium of cyclic and early pregnant mares

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 689-698

  Welter, H ^a   Bollwein, H ^b   Weber, F ^c   Rohr, S ^c   Einspanier, R ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Immunohistology; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTROGEN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HORSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 12144279051     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD03103     Document Type: Article

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