Immunohistochemical Localization of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor, [Arginine8]-Vasopressin and Oxytocin Neurons in the Goat Hypothalamus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 621-628

  Kikusui, Takefumi ^a,b   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Oxytocin; Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus; arginine8 vasopressin

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; OXY;

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; GOATS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031196890     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.621     Document Type: Article

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