Molecular histochemical analysis of estrogen receptor α and β expressions in the mouse ovary: In situ hybridization and Southwestern histochemistry

Medical Electron Microscopy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-73

  Hishikawa, Yoshitaka ^a   Damavandi, Elia ^a   Izumi, Shin Ichi ^a   Koji, Takehiko ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor ; Estrogen receptor ; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Mouse ovary; Southwestern histochemistry

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SOUTHWESTERN BLOTTING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0042813765     PISSN: 09184287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00795-002-0193-9     Document Type: Review

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