Expression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the testes of pigs

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-138

  Kim, H C ^a   Byun, J S ^a   Lee, T K ^a   Jeong, C W ^a   Ahn, M ^a   Shin, T ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; SPERMATOGENESIS; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

MYOIDA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33947201330     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2006.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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