Neonatal estrogenization of the male mouse results in urethral dysfunction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2098-2103

  Lehtimäki, Jyrki ^a   Mäkelä, Sari ^a   Viljamaa, Jaakko ^a   Yagi, Ahmed ^a   Paranko, Jorma ^a   Santti, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

actins; diethylstilbestrol; feminization; receptors, estrogen; urethral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICTURITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA DISEASE; URINE VOLUME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029959841     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65443-0     Document Type: Article

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