TERT mRNA expression is up-regulated in MCF-7 cells and a mouse mammary organ culture (MMOC) system by endosulfan treatment

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-357

  Je, Kang Hoon ^a   Kim, Ki Nam ^a   Nam, Kung Woo ^a   Cho, Myung Haing ^a   Mar, Woongchon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Mouse mammary organ culture (MMOC); Telomerase

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENDOSULFAN; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PESTICIDE; TELOMERASE; TERT PROTEIN, HUMAN; TERT PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSACTIVATION; TUMOR CELL LINE; UDDER; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDOSULFAN; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PESTICIDES; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; TELOMERASE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); UP-REGULATION;

EID: 23344446534     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977804     Document Type: Article

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