Disruption of estrogen receptor gene prevents 17β estradiol-induced angiogenesis in transgenic mice

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4511-4513

  Johns, Anthony ^b   Freay, Ana D ^b   Fraser, Wendy ^b   Korach, Kenneth S ^a   Rubanyi, Gabor M ^b  

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

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 0029742473     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.10.8828515     Document Type: Article

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