Leptin receptor expression and in vitro leptin actions on prostaglandin release and nitric oxide synthase activity in the rabbit oviduct

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Zerani, Massimo ^b   Boiti, C ^a   Dall'Aglio, C ^a   Pascucci, L ^a   Maranesi, M ^a   Brecchia, G ^a   Mariottini, C ^a   Guelfi, G ^a   Zampini, D ^a   Gobbetti, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INFUNDIBULUM; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; SECRETORY CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ASPIRIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVIDUCTS; PROSTAGLANDINS; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 21044455130     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.05983     Document Type: Article

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