Hibernation-induction trigger. II. In vitro effects of prairie dog plasma albumin on mouse vas deferens contractility

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 627-630

  Bruce, D S ^a   Cox, D E ^a   Crane, S K ^a   Denholm, M L ^a   Dhyanchand, R J ^a   Hampl, M J ^a   Kary, J A ^a   Krober, A S ^a   Oeltgen, P R ^b   Horton, N D ^b   Harlow, H J ^c  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Hibernation induction trigger; HIT; Mouse vas deferens; Prairie dog

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HIBERNATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIBERNATION; ILEUM; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; SCIURIDAE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030778945     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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