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Melanocortin-4 Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Rat Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Integumentary Systems
1 Sept 2003
Abstract excerpt
We determined melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) mRNA ontogeny in the rat using in situ hybridization and a rat MC4-R riboprobe and showed numerous peripheral sites of expression for MC4-R. The developing heart showed MC4-R mRNA expression as early as embryonic day (E) 14. In the lungs of E16-E20 fetuses, the cells surrounding developing bronchi expressed relatively strong in situ signal. Muscles associated with the...
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