DISTRIBUTION OF iNOS IN THE OVARY,OVIDUCT AND UTERUS OF EARLY PREGNANT MICE / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the distribution of iNOS in the ovary, oviduct and uterus of mouse(2 5 days of pregnancy). Methods Immunohistochemistry(LSAB) was used in this study. Results iNOS occured in the luteal cells of all detected ovaries. In the oviduct tissues, iNOS was only found in the mucosa. It also appeared in the epithelia of endometrium and the metrial glands of all detected uterus. In the decidua of both day 4 and day 5 pregnant mice and the day 5 embryo surface, there are the presence of iNOS. Conclusion iNOS can be found in the ovaries,oviducts and uterus during 2 5days of pregnant mice, which suggests that iNOS plays a role in the development of early mouse embryos and the implantation.