The cholinergic influence on the mesenteric ganglion affects the liberation of ovarian steroids and nitric oxide in oestrus day rats: Characterization of an ex vivo system

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 587-598

  Orozco, Adriana Vega ^a   Sosa, Zulema ^a   Fillipa, Verónica ^a   Mohamed, Fabian ^a   Rastrilla, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BUFFER; ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; PROGESTERONE; RINGER SOLUTION; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GANGLION; NERVE PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RAT; STANDARDIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; DISSECTION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MODELS, ANIMAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OVARY; PERFUSION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846839302     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06859     Document Type: Article

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