Characterization of porcine endometrial, myometrial, and mammary oxytocin binding sites during gestation and labor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 575-581

  Lundin Schiller, S ^a,b   Kreider, D L ^b   Rorie, R W ^b   Hardesty, D ^b   Mitchell, M D ^c   Koike, T I ^d  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029837040     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.3.575     Document Type: Article

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