Immunohistochemical localization of oxytocin receptors in human brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 253, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-164

  Boccia, M L ^a   Petrusz, P ^a   Suzuki, K ^b   Marson, L ^b   Pedersen, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human brain; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Limbic system; OT; Oxytocin receptor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 2F8; ORNITHINE VASOTOCIN I 125; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RADIOLIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA2 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC CORTEX; MAMMILLARY BODY; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; OLFACTORY NUCLEUS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PARIETAL CORTEX; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAPHE NUCLEUS; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUBICULUM; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNCUS; ZONA INCERTA;

HUMAN BRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IHC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MPOA; OT; OT RECEPTORS; OTRS; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS; VMN;

ADULT; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; BRAIN; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; UTERUS;

EID: 84884541559     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.048     Document Type: Article

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