Pharmacological manipulation of nitric oxide levels in mouse follicle cultures demonstrates key role of extrafollicular control of ovulation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1705-1712

  Mitchell, Leila M ^a,b   Kennedy, C Richard ^a   Hartshorne, Geraldine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Follicle; Inhibitors; Nitric Oxide; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; ARGININE DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; ISOENZYME; LINSIDOMINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; S METHYLISOTHIOUREA SULPHATE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MODULATION; MONITORING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; OVULATION INHIBITION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 4344628947     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh318     Document Type: Article

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