Cloning and characterization of estrogen receptor α in mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 41-50

  Urushitani, Hiroshi ^a,b,c   Nakai, Makoto ^d   Inanaga, Hideko ^d   Shimohigashi, Yasuyuki ^e   Shimizu, Akio ^f   Katsu, Yoshinao ^b,c   Iguchi, Taisen ^a,b,c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d CHEMICALS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cloning; Estrogen receptor ; Fundulus heteroclitus; Receptor binding assay; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BONE MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EMBRYO DEATH; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 0038361080     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(03)00118-7     Document Type: Article

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