Sex and species differences in plasma oxytocin using an enzyme immunoassay

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1194-1200

  Kramer, Kristin M ^a   Cushing, Bruce S ^a   Carter, C Sue ^a   Wu, Julie ^b   Ottinger, Mary Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BLOOD VOLUMES; OXYTOCIN (OT); RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIOSEXUAL BEHAVIORS;

HORMONES;

ENZYME;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MURIDAE; OCHROGASTER; RODENTIA;

EID: 12744255299     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-098     Document Type: Article

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