Regulation of oxytocin, oestradiol and progesterone receptor concentrations in different uterine regions by oestradiol, progesterone and oxytocin in ovariectomized ewes

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 375-393

  Wathes, D C ^a,b   Mann, G E ^c   Payne, J H ^c   Riley, P R ^d   Stevenson, K R ^b   Lamming, G E ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; UTERUS;

EID: 0029807389     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510375     Document Type: Article

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