Induction of Calbindin-D9k messenger RNA and protein by maternal exposure to alkylphenols during late pregnancy in maternal and neonatal uteri of rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 669-675

  Hong, Eui Ju ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^b   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Gene regulation; Placental transport; Pregnancy; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; CALBINDIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LACTATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; PHENOLS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 3242774636     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.026146     Document Type: Article

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