Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 833-840 , August 2010

The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the human fallopian tube during the menstrual cycle and in ectopic pregnancy

  • Majedah Al-Azemi, F.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • Bassem Refaat, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • Saad Amer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Nottingham, The Medical School, Derby City General Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom
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  • Bolarinde Ola, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • Neil Chapman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • William Ledger, D.Phil.

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William Ledger, D.Phil., Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Level 4, The Jessop Wing, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2SF, United Kingdom (FAX: +44 0 114 226 1074).

Received 13 May 2008 ,Revised 25 February 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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 M.A-A. has nothing to disclose. B.R. has nothing to disclose. S.A. has nothing to disclose. B.O. has nothing to disclose. N.C. has nothing to disclose. W.L. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00864-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.020

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 833-840 , August 2010

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