Oxytocinase in the female rat hypothalamus: A novel mechanism controlling oxytocin neurones during lactation

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 205-216

  Tobin, V A ^a   Arechaga, G ^b   Brunton, P J ^c   Russell, J A ^a   Leng, G ^a   Ludwig, M ^a   Douglas, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Milk ejection reflex; Oxytocin; Oxytocinase; Pituitary; Placental leucine aminopeptidase

Indexed keywords

AMASTATIN; CYSTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTAL LEUCINE AMINOPEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MILK EJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CYSTINYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84897514060     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12141     Document Type: Article

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