Methodologies for Isolating Estrogen-Responsive Proteins as Markers of Environmental Toxicants

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-192

  Jefferson, Wendy N ^a   Teng, Christina ^a   Newbold, Retha R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement C3; Electroelution; Estrogen; Estrogenic markers; Lactoferrin; Protein purification; Uterine luminal fluid; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0004756873     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376519609066119     Document Type: Article

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