Responsiveness of endometrial genes connexin26, connexin43, C3 and clusterin to primary estrogen, selective estrogen receptor modulators, phyto- and xenoestrogens

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-249

  Heikaus, S ^a   Winterhager, E ^a   Traub, O ^a   Grummer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLORPHENOTANE; CLUSTERIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43; DAIDZEIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FULVESTRANT; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENISTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RALOXIFENE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CLUSTERIN; COMPLEMENT C3; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; ISOFLAVONES; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RALOXIFENE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0036802606     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0290239     Document Type: Article

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