Characterisation of the biological effects of neurohypophysial peptides on seminiferous tubules

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Harris, G C ^a   Nicholson, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN[1 (3,3 CYCLOPENTAMETHYLENE 3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID) 2 (O METHYLTYROSINE)]; OXYTOCIN; RELCOVAPTAN; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ORNIPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; VASOTOCIN; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031965070     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1560035     Document Type: Article

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