Pharmacological characterisation of oxytocin binding sites in the ovine pineal gland

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-27

  Rahmani, Hamid R ^a   Muge, David K ^a   Ingram, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Melatonin; Rat; Receptor; Sheep; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR; VASOTOCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SHEEP; VASOPRESSINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030737601     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(97)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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