Isoforms of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Pig Testis

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 493-498

  Ambrosino, A ^a   Russo, D ^a   Lamanna, C ^a   Assisi, L ^a   Rizzo, M ^b   Vittoria, A ^a   Cecio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide synthase isoforms; Pig; Testicular cytotypes; Testis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PERISTALSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASODILATATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1442337720     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200372040493     Document Type: Review

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