Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) immunoreactivities in rat ovaries and uterine tubes after tubal ligation: A controlled immunohistochemical study

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-437

  Kilic, Sevtap ^a,c   Tasdemir, Nicel ^a   Lortlar, Nese ^b   Yuksel, Beril ^a   Budak, Gurer ^b   Batioglu, Sertac ^a  

^a DR ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Reproductive Endocrinology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemical; INOS; Pomeroy technique; Rat model; Tubal ligation; VEGF

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GERM LAYER; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THECA CELL; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; ANIMAL; CELL HYPOXIA; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OVARY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; THECA CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 64749112629     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180802267052     Document Type: Article

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