Expression of opioid receptors and ligands in pregnant mouse uterus and placenta

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 925-932

  Zhu, Yanxin ^a   Pintar, John E ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGANDS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RNA PROBES; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031705621     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.4.925     Document Type: Article

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