Binding characteristics of estrogen receptor (ER) in Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) testis: Different affinity for estrogens and xenobiotics from that of hepatic ER

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-60

  Loomis, Anna Katrina ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; NAFOXIDINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; TELEOST; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FISHES; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; NAFOXIDINE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0033057003     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.1.51     Document Type: Article

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