Production of nitric oxide and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in ovarian cystic tumors

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Nomelini, Rosekeila Simões ^a   Ribeiro, Lívia Carolina De Abreu ^a   Tavares Murta, Beatriz Martins ^a   Adad, Sheila Jorge ^a   Murta, Eddie Fernando Candido ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NOS2A PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ADULT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY CYST; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149459118     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/186584     Document Type: Article

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