Effect of retinoid (vitamin A or retinoic acid) treatment (hormonal imprinting) through breastmilk on the glucocorticoid receptor and estrogen receptor binding capacity of the adult rat offspring

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 560-563

  Gaál, Annamária ^a   Csaba, G ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Hormonal imprinting; Hormone receptor; Lactation; Nursing mother; Retinoic acid; Retinol; Steroids; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTATION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NURSING; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; THYMUS; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; MILK; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; THYMUS GLAND; TRETINOIN; UTERUS; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031786192     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032798678907946     Document Type: Article

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