Effects of estrogen and nonylphenol on the post-transcriptional regulation of vitellogenin gene expression

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-76

  Ren, Lifen ^a   Lewis, Steven K ^a   Lech, John J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Estrogen; Nonylphenol; Post transcriptional regulation; Precursor mRNA; RNA splicing; RT PCR; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0029868278     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(95)03686-5     Document Type: Article

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