Hormonal effects on hamster lacrimal gland female-specific major 20 kDa secretory protein and its immunological similarity with submandibular gland major male-specific proteins

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4-6, 1999, Pages 151-158

  Ranganathan, Velvizhi ^a   Jana, Nihar Ranjan ^a   De, Prabir Kumar ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; CHLOROTRIANISENE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HAMSTER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; LACRIMAL GLAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRICETINAE; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORCHIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TAMOXIFEN; THYROID HORMONES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0032704543     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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