The expression of genes coding for opioid precursors, opioid receptors, β-LH subunit and GnRH receptor in the anterior pituitary of cyclic gilts

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-758

  Wylot, B ^a   Staszkiewicz, J ^a   Okrasa, Stanisław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cyclic pigs; GnRH receptor; Luteinizing hormone; Opioid precursors; Opioid receptors; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GILT (SWINE); LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE;

EID: 58449125517     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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