Ontogeny of estrogen receptor (ER) α and β in the female reproductive tissues of mice neonatally exposed to diethylstilbestrol

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 395-406

  Yamashita, Shuji ^a  

^a Keio Junior College of Nursing   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Estrogen receptor ; Estrogen receptor ; Mouse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036919163     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.35.395     Document Type: Article

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