Inhibition of rat oocyte maturation and ovulation by nitric oxide: Mechanism of action

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1111-1118

  Sela Abramovich, Sagit ^a   Galiani, Dalia ^a   Nevo, Nava ^a   Dekel, Nava ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Follicle; Gap junction; Luteinizing hormone; Nitric oxide; Oocyte; Ovarian follicle; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC GMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; SORAFENIB;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; MEIOSIS; MESANGIUM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 43; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 44349138823     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.065490     Document Type: Article

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