Effect of the relation between neural cholinergic action and nitric oxide on ovarian steroidogenesis in prepubertal rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-145

  Delgado, Silvia Marcela ^a   Sosa, Zulema ^a   Dominguez, Nora Susana ^a   Casais, Marilina ^a   Aguado, Luis ^a   Rastrilla, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Coeliac ganglion; Nitric oxide; Ovarian innervation; Prepubertal rats

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BUFFER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELIAC GANGLION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREPUBERTY; RAT; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 3342964197     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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