Novel Calbindin-D9k protein as a useful biomarker for environmental estrogenic compounds in the uterus of immature rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-319

  An, Beum Soo ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^b   Kang, Sung Keun ^c   Hwang, Woo Suk ^c   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calbindin D9k; E2; EDs; Estrogenic compounds; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALBINDIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038485665     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(03)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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