Immunohistochemical expression of nitric oxide synthase enzymes (iNOS, eNOS, nNOS) in the estrual and luteal phases of the sexual cycle in the cow oviduct

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 384-393

  Ozen A ^a   Ergun E ^b   Oztas E ^c   Ergun L ^a   Ozcan Z ^a   Alabay, B ^a   Bayraktaroglu A G ^a   Kurum A ^b   Erdogan E ^c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 84884287419     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12027     Document Type: Article

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