Nitric oxide as putative second messenger in nerve-induced cervical gland secretion in the guinea-pig

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1030-1034

  Mörlin, Birgitta ^a   Hammarström, Margareta ^b   Ehrén, Ingrid ^a   Sjöstrand, Nils Olof ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomie nervescholinergic nerves; Cervical glands; Cervix; Guinea pig; Nitric oxide; Secretion

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBOHYDRATE; CITRULLINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; INNERVATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SECRETORY CELL; SEMINAL VESICLE; UTERINE CERVIX GLAND; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGLYCERIN; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 7644232761     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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