Molecular evolution of the oxytocin-oxytocin receptor system in eutherians

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 520-528

  Yamashita, Kaoru ^a   Kitano, Takashi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eutherian; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME; MAMMALS; OXYTOCIN; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN;

EUTHERIA; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84877929356     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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