Bioassay of steroid hormone agonist and antagonist activities of anti-androgens on mammary gland, seminal vesicles and spleen of male mice

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 204-212

  Skarda J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANILIDE; ANTIANDROGEN; BICALUTAMIDE; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; NORETHISTERONE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; C3H MOUSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; ORCHIECTOMY; OUTBRED STRAIN; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPLEEN; UDDER;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANILIDES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; NORETHINDRONE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPLEEN; STEROIDS;

EID: 0041782846     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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