Effects of tamoxifen and estradiol on estrogen binding sites in the urogenital tract: An experimental study in the rabbit

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-383

  Iosif, C S ^a   Al Hijji, J ^a   Samsioe, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal Experiment; Estrogen; Estrogen Binding Site; Rabbit; Tamoxifen; Urogenital Tract

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; RADIOLIGAND; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; STEROID; TAMOXIFEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DOWN REGULATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BINDING; FEMALE; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE PREPARATION; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; URETHRA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 0036813301     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.16.5.379.383     Document Type: Article

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