Fluctuating gene expression and localized cellular distribution of vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC) in mouse uterus

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 699-707

  Uchide, Tsuyoshi ^a   Masuda, Hiromi ^a   Lee, Yun Sik ^a   Makiyama, Yasushi ^a   Mitsui, Youji ^a   Saida, Kaname ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Estrous cycle; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Mouse; Parturition; Pregnancy; Real time quantitative PCR; Uterus; Vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC)

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL CONTRACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0034054924     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800514     Document Type: Article

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