Comparative distribution of estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) and β (ER-β) mRNA in the rat pituitary, gonad, and reproductive tract

Steroids

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 498-504

  Shughrue, Paul J ^a   Lane, Malcolm V ^a   Scrimo, Paul J ^a   Merchenthaler, Istvan ^a  

^a WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Ovary; Prostate; Testis; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADECTOMY; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; GONADS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031718286     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(98)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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