Differential regulation of oxytocin and vasopressin messenger ribonucleic acid levels by gonadal steroid in postpartum rats

Brain Research

Volumn 738, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-52

  Thomas, Abraham ^a   Kim, Norma B ^a   Amico, Janet A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

arginine vasopressin; estrogen; lactation; oxytocin; paraventricular nucleus; progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030605066     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00760-3     Document Type: Article

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