Oestrogen control of the sexual dimorphism in the Harderian gland of Xenopus laevis

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 455-460

  Varriale, Bruno ^a   Chieffi, Paolo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HARDER GLAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HARDERIAN GLAND; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031451980     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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