Identification of sex hormone receptors in human and rabbit ligaments of the knee by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: Evidence that receptors are present in tissue from both male and female subjects

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 604-610

  Sciore, P ^a   Frank, C B ^a   Hart, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; HORMONES; RNA; TENDONS;

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LIGAMENTS;

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0032170719     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100160513     Document Type: Article

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