Evolutionary aspects of molecular forms and biological functions of oxytocin family peptides

Handbook of Oxytocin Research: Synthesis, Storage and Release, Actions and Drug Forms

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 59-85

  Kawada, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sekiguchi, Toshio ^a   Sugase, Kenji ^a   Kanda, Atsuhiro ^a   Satake, Honoo ^a  

^a SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evolution; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor; Promoter

Indexed keywords

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