Expression of the μ-opioid receptor in the anterior pituitary gland is influenced by age and sex

Neuropeptides

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Carretero, J ^a,b   Bodego, P ^a   Rodriguez R E ^a,b   Rubio, M ^a,b   Blanco, E ^a,b   Burks, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Opiod receptors; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042648015     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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