Vitamin A prevents the irreversible proliferation of vaginal epithelium induced by neonatal injection of keratinocyte growth factor in mice

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 311, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Masui, Fujiko ^a   Matsuda, Manabu ^a   Mori, Takao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF); Mouse (SHN); Vagina; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; RETINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037293141     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-002-0667-z     Document Type: Article

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