Region-specific expression of nitric oxide synthases in the bovine oviduct during the oestrous cycle and in vitro

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-213

  Ulbrich, S E ^a   Rehfeld, S ^c   Bauersachs, S ^c   Wolf, E ^c   Rottmayer, R ^c   Hiendleder, S ^c   Vermehren, M ^c   Sinowatz, F ^c   Meyer, H H D ^a   Einspanier, R ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECRETORY CELL; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33244493967     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06526     Document Type: Article

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