Differential expression of oxytocin receptor mRNA in the developing rat brain

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-304

  Yoshimura, Ryoichi ^a   Kimura, Tadashi ^a   Watanabe, Dai ^a   Kiyama, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Development; In situ hybridization; Ontogeny; Oxytocin receptor; Transcripts

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CINGULATE GYRUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NUCLEUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; SUBICULUM; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030003688     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-0102(95)01003-3     Document Type: Article

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