Hormonal influences on Syrian hamster lacrimal gland: Marked repression of a major 20 kDa secretory protein by estrogens, androgens, and thyroid hormones

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 438, Issue , 1998, Pages 85-88

  De, Prabir K ^a   Ranganathan, Velvizhi ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; BROMOCRIPTINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SECRETORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; LACRIMAL GLAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0031846586     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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