Opioids regulate cell proliferation in the developing rat uterus: Effects during the period of sexual maturation

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-178

  Vértes, Zsuzsanna ^a   Kornyei J L ^a   Kovacs S ^a   Vértes, Marietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALINAMIDE[2 DEXTRO METHIONINE 5 PROLINE]; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NALOXONE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; UTERUS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; KINETICS; NALOXONE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, ESTRADIOL; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SEXUAL MATURATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0030267021     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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