Androgen ablation results in differential regulation of transforming growth factor-β isoforms in rat male accessory sex organs and epididymis

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-260

  Desai, K V ^a   Kondaiah, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034125631     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0240253     Document Type: Article

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