Species differences in central oxytocin receptor gene expression: Comparative analysis of promoter sequences

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 777-783

  Young, Larry J ^a   Huot, Becky ^a   Nilsen, Roger ^a   Wang, Zuoxin ^a   Insel, Thomas R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5' flanking region; Gene structure; Oxytocin; Peptide receptor; Vole

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOLE;

EID: 0029761705     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.05188.x     Document Type: Article

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