Connexin 32 mRNA Levels in the Rat Supraoptic Nucleus: Up-Regulation prior to Parturition and during Lactation

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Micevych, Paul E ^a   Popper, Paul ^a   Hatton, Glenn I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Lactation; Parturition; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MILK EJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0030025147     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126933     Document Type: Article

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