Potential role of oxytocin in cell to cell communication in the Corpus luteum

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 395, Issue , 1996, Pages 507-516

  Khan Dawood, F S ^a   Yang, J ^a   Dawood, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 43; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; OXYTOCIN; PAPIO; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029880639     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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