Gonadal steroid regulation of oxytocin and oxytocin receptor gene expression

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 395, Issue , 1996, Pages 395-404

  Zingg, H H ^a   Rozen, F ^a   Breton, C ^a   Larcher, A ^a   Neculcea, J ^a   Chu, K ^a   Russo, C ^a   Arslan, A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; UTERUS;

EID: 0029926954     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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