Evidence for the involvement of histaminergic neurones in the regulation of the rat oxytocinergic system during pregnancy and parturition

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 501, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 649-655

  Luckman, Simon M ^a   Larsen, Philip J ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; MEPYRAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HISTAMINERGIC NEURON; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; NUCLEUS BASALIS MAGNOCELLULARIS; OXYTOCINERGIC SYSTEM; TUBEROMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CIMETIDINE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; MAMILLARY BODIES; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PYRILAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030878033     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.649bm.x     Document Type: Article

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