Effect of sex hormones on the tissue localization of nuclear estrogen receptor positively stained cells in the seminal vesicle of immature castrated rats

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-309

  Yuasa, Hisako ^a   Uno, Yoshihiro ^a   Fukabori, Yoshitatsu ^a   Ohma, Chikako ^a   Suzuki, Keiji ^b   Yamanaka, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

dihydrotestosterone; estradiol; estrogen receptor; seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1842369151     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.181.297     Document Type: Article

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