The pineal and oxytocin synthesis

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Bojanowska, E ^a   Juszczak, M ^a   Guzek, J W ^a   Dabrowski R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Hormone synthesis; Oxytocin; Pinealectomy

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; NEUROHORMONE; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; RAT;

ANIMALS; COLCHICINE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032929582     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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