Mechanism whereby nitric oxide (NO) infused chronically intrauterine in ewes is antiluteolytic rather than being luteolytic

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Weems, Y S ^a   Lennon, E ^a   Uchima, T ^a   Raney, A ^a   Goto, K ^a   Ong, A ^a   Zaleski, H ^a   Weems, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; l NAME; l NMMA; Nitric oxide; PGE; PGF2 ; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

EID: 38049060541     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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