Expression of cyclooxygenase genes and production of prostaglandins during ovulation in the ovarian follicles of Xenopus laevis

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Sena, Johnny ^a   Liu, Zhiming ^a  

^a EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COX 1; COX 2; Cyclooxygenase; Ovulation; Prostaglandins; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

5 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 3 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 1H PYRAZOLE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DACTINOMYCIN; INDOMETACIN; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 44849137606     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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