Nitric oxide modulates gonadal and adrenal function in Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-299

  Chaturvedi, Chandra Mohini ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Epididymis; L NAME; NO; Reproduction; SNP; Testis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND WEIGHT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; JAPAN; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 34147111277     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.024     Document Type: Article

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