Heterotrimeric G proteins of the Gq/11 family are crucial for the induction of maternal behavior in mice

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 8048-8054

  Wettschureck, Nina ^a   Moers, Alexandra ^a   Hamalainen, Tuula ^c   Lemberger, Thomas ^b   Schütz, Günther ^b   Offermanns, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMARY GLAND FUNCTION; MATERNAL CARE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUERPERIUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GQ-G11; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4444239132     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.18.8048-8054.2004     Document Type: Article

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