Vinclozolin and p,p'-DDE alter androgen-dependent gene expression: In vivo confirmation of an androgen receptor-mediated mechanism

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 192-200

  Kelce, William R ^a   Lambright, Christy R ^a   Gray Jr , L Earl ^a   Roberts, Kenneth P ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031019418     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.7966     Document Type: Article

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