Stability and dynamics of forebrain vasopressin receptor and oxytocin receptor during pregnancy in prairie voles

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 719-728

  Ophir, A G ^a   Sorochman, G ^a   Evans, B L ^a   Prounis, G S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtus ochrogaster; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Pregnancy; Vasopressin; Ventral pallidum

Indexed keywords

NONAPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; VOLE;

MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS; PREGNANCY; VASOPRESSIN; VENTRAL PALLIDUM;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN;

EID: 84880696532     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12049     Document Type: Article

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