Synthesis of endothelin-1 in rat uterus during pregnancy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 953-957

  Kajihara, Takeshi ^a   Tomioka, Yasuhiro ^a   Hata, Toshio ^a   Ghazizadeh, Mohammad ^b   Asano, Goro ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Northern blot analysis; Rat; Uterus during pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROMA CELL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0029832273     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.9.8773560     Document Type: Article

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