Ability of xeno- and phytoestrogens to modulate expression of estrogen-sensitive genes in rat uterus: Estrogenicity profiles and uterotropic activity

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Diel, Patrick ^a   Schulz, Thorsten ^a   Smolnikar, Kai ^a   Strunck, Elisabeth ^b   Vollmer, Günter ^c   Michna, Horst ^a  

^a Inst Morphol und Tumorforschung   (Germany)

^b TUMOR BIOLOGY CENTER   (Germany)

^c Institute of Zoology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Clusterin; Complement C3; Daidzein; Phytoestrogens; Uterus; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CLUSTERIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DAIDZEIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; UTERUS; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENT C3; DDT; DNA PRIMERS; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOFLAVONES; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 0034194657     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00051-0     Document Type: Article

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