The desensitization of oxytocin receptors in human myometrial cells is accompanied by down-regulation of oxytocin receptor messenger RNA

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-18

  Phaneuf, S ^a   Asboth G ^a   Carrasco, M P ^a   Europe Finner, G N ^a   Saji, F ^b   Kimura, T ^b   Harris, A ^c   Lopez Bernal A ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYOMETRIUM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 1842376845     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1540007     Document Type: Article

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