Intrauterine oxytocin system: Compartmental distribution of oxytocin and oxytocin receptors in rat endometrial epithelium

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 377-382

  Morel, Gérard ^a   Pechoux, Christine ^a   Raccurt, Mireille ^a   Zingg, Hans H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autocrine system; Electron microscopy; Rat (Wistar); Uterus

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL POLARITY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROVILLI; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SECRETORY VESICLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035000428     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410100382     Document Type: Article

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