Changes in the binding characteristics of the μ, δ and κ subtypes of the opioid receptor in the hypothalamus of the normal cyclic ewe and in the ovariectomised ewe following treatment with ovarian steroids

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 509-518

  Thom, B ^a   Canny, B J ^b   Cowley, M ^a   Wright, P J ^c   Clarke, I J ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Veterinary Preclinical Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPROSTENOL; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; DIPRENORPHINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SHEEP;

EID: 0029887321     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1490509     Document Type: Article

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