Vasotocin and mesotocin in the brains of amphibians: State of the art

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-136

  Smeets, Wilhelmus J A J ^a   González, Agustín ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anuran; Apoda; Comparative; Evolution; Function; Gene expression; Urodele

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS;

ANURAN; APODA; BRAIN FUNCTIONS; COMPARATIVE; EVOLUTION; GENES EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDIES; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES; STATE OF THE ART; URODELE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARGIPRESTOCIN; MESOTOCIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035425923     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1128     Document Type: Article

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