Expression of the vasotocin gene in the hypothalamus of intact and osmotically stimulated bullfrogs during metamorphosis

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Hyodo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; MESSENGER RNA; SEA WATER; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOTHALAMUS; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TADPOLE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER IMMERSION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOSIS; RANA PIPIENS; RNA, MESSENGER; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0033013315     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0220305     Document Type: Article

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