Production of Nitric Oxide and Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Ovarian Cystic Tumors

• Main Authors: Rosekeila Simões Nomelini (Author), Lívia Carolina de Abreu Ribeiro (Author), Beatriz Martins Tavares-Murta (Author), Sheila Jorge Adad (Author), Eddie Fernando Candido Murta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tumor sections from nonneoplastic (n=15), benign (n=28), and malignant ovarian tumors (n=20) were obtained from 63 women. Immunohistochemistry of the tumor sections demonstrated that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression was increased in ovarian cancer samples compared to nonneoplastic o...