Expression of neuropeptides B and W and their receptors in endocrine glands of the rat

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1101-1106

  Hochol, Anna ^a   Belloni, Anna S ^b   Rucinski, Marcin ^a   Ziolkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Di Liddo, Rosa ^b   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^b   Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine glands; GPR7; GPR8 like receptor; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptide B; Neuropeptide W; Rat

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE B; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE W, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCRINE GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 37349011073     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.6.1101     Document Type: Article

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