Inactivation of Oxytocin by Homogenates of Uteri and Other Tissues from Normal and Pregnant Rats
- 1 November 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 87 (2) , 463-465
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-87-21413
Abstract
Homogenates of rat tissues were tested for their ability to inactivate neurohypophyseal oxytocin. There is a striking increase in oxytocinase activity in uterine muscle during pregnancy.Keywords
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