Vasopressin and oxytocin gene expression in the porcine forebrain under basal conditions and following acute stress

Neuropeptides

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Vellucci, S V ^a   Parrott, R F ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SWINE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030844203     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(97)90036-6     Document Type: Article

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