A hormone from the uterus of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, stimulates parturition and abortion

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-142

  Denlinger, David L ^a   Žďárek, Jan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Abortion; Myotropic; Neurohormone; Parturition; Tsetse; Uterus

Indexed keywords

PARTURITION HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GLOSSINA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0343581286     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00089-3     Document Type: Article

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