Absence of oxytocin in the central nervous system of the snake Bothrops jararaca

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 821-830

  Lazari, Maria Fatima Magalhaes ^a   Alponti, Rafaela Fadoni ^b   Freitas, Thalma Ariani ^b   Breno, Maria Cristina ^b   Da Conceicao, Isaltino Marcelo ^b   Silveira, Paulo Flavio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain; Hormones; HPLC; Hypophysis; Immunohistochemistry; Peptides; RT PCR; Snakes; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MESOTOCIN; OXYTOCIN; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAKE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BOTHROPS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY GLAND; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; VASOTOCIN;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; SERPENTES;

EID: 33750075722     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0103-x     Document Type: Article

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