Effect of estrogen and its antagonist on the expression of arginine vasotocin (AVT) and its oxytocic-like receptor VT3 in the shell gland of Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 551-559

  Srivastava, Rashmi ^a   Cornett, Lawrence E ^b   Chaturvedi, Chandra Mohini ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine vasotocin; Estrogen; Japanese quail; Oxytocic like receptor VT3; Shell gland; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARGIPRESTOCIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIC LIKE RECEPTOR VT3; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 54349118863     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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