The duration of estradiol and progesterone exposure prior to progesterone withdrawal regulates oxytocin mRNA levels in the paraventricular nucleus of the rat

Endocrine Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 141-156

  Amico, Janet A ^a   Thomas, Abraham ^a   Hollingshead, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030886802     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07435809709031849     Document Type: Article

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