Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on porcine oocyte meiotic maturation

Zygote

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Tao, Yong ^a,b   Xie, Huirong ^a   Hong, Haiyan ^a   Chen, Xiufen ^a   Jang, Jie ^a   Xia, Guoliang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Nitric oxide; Oocyte meiotic resumption; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; CELL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MAMMAL CELL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; SWINE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUANIDINES; MEIOSIS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROARGININE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 20444462734     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199404002953     Document Type: Article

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