Update on animal models developed for analyses of estrogen receptor biological activity

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 3-5, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Korach, Kenneth S ^a   Emmen, Judith M A ^a   Walker, Vickie R ^a   Hewitt, Sylvia C ^a   Yates, Mariana ^a   Hall, Julie M ^a   Swope, Deborah L ^a   Harrell, Joshua C ^a   Couse, John F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Knock out mice; Phenotypes; Reproductive tract

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KNOCKOUT GENE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MAMMARY GLAND; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; TISSUE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242710183     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00348-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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