Nitric oxide inhibits ACTH-induced cortisol production in near-term, long-term hypoxic ovine fetal adrenocortical cells

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 955-962

  Monau, Tshepo R ^a   Vargas, Vladimir E ^a   Lubo Zhang, ^a   Myers, Dean A ^b   Ducsay, Charles A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

L NAME; nitric oxide synthase; sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

AMINE; ARGININE; CORTICOTROPIN; DIETHYLENEAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS; HYDROCORTISONE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROPRUSSIDE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; TRIAZENES;

EID: 77957141682     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110376092     Document Type: Article

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