Changes in oxytocin receptor mRNA in the rat uterus measured by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 479-486

  Liu, C X ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Murata, T ^a   Hashimoto, K ^a   Agatsuma, T ^b   Matsukawa, S ^c   Higuchi, T ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0029782236     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1500479     Document Type: Article

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