Characterization of oxytocin receptor expression and distribution in the pregnant sheep uterus

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 722-728

  Wu, Wen Xuan ^b   Verbalis, Joseph G ^b   Hoffman, Gloria E ^b   Derks, Jan B ^b   Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0001469145     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.2.8593823     Document Type: Article

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