Identification and characterization of mesotocin and V1a-like vasotocin receptors in a urodele amphibian, Taricha granulosa

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-143

  Searcy, Brian T ^a   Bradford, C Samuel ^a   Thompson, Richmond R ^a   Filtz, Theresa M ^a   Moore, Frank L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inositol phosphate; Manning compound; Mesotocin receptor; OTA; Oxytocin; Receptor binding; Taricha granulosa; Vasopressin; Vasotocin receptor

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN[1 (3,3 CYCLOPENTAMETHYLENE 3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID) 2 (O METHYLTYROSINE)]; ARGIPRESTOCIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; ISOTOCIN; MESOTOCIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEWT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TARICHA GRANULOSA;

EID: 78650311507     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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