The kappa-opioid receptor is present in porcine ovaries: Localization in granulosa cells

Cytobios

Volumn 1997, Issue 370-371, 1997, Pages 195-202

  Slomczynska M ^a   Pierzchala Koziec K ^b   Gregoraszczuk, E ^a   Maderspach, K ^c   Wierzchos E ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Opioid receptors; Porcine ovaries

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NEOENDORPHIN; ALPHA-NEOENDORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SWINE;

EID: 0031306181     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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