Mesotocin receptors during pregnancy, parturition and lactation in the tammar wallaby

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-74

  Sebastian, Lucille T ^a   De Matteo, Lisa ^a   Shaw, Geoffrey ^a   Renfree, Marilyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mammary gland; Myometrium; Oxytocin receptors; Uterus; Wallaby

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; MESOTOCIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BREEDING; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; LABOR; LACTATION; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; MACROPODIDAE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA; TRITIUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032537004     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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