Effects of estrogens and xenoestrogens on androgen production by Atlantic croaker testes in vitro: Evidence for a nongenomic action mediated by an estrogen membrane receptor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 995-1004

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UTMSI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BINDING; FISH; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; ASTEROIDEA; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034063074     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.4.995     Document Type: Article

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