Atlas of the neurons that express mRNA for the long form of the prolactin receptor in the forebrain of the female rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 386, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-177

  Bakowska, Joanna C ^a   Morrell, Joan I ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Gene expression; In situ hybridization; Pregnancy; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030819447     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970922)386:2<161::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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