Increased expression of α- and β-globin mRNAs at the pituitary following exposure to estrogen during the critical period of neonatal sex differentiation in the rat

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-43

  Leffers, H ^b   Navarro, V M ^a   Nielsen, John E ^b   Mayen, A ^a   Pinilla, L ^a   Dalgaard, M ^b   Malagon, M M ^a   Castano J P ^a   Skakkebaek, N E ^b   Aguilar, E ^a   Tena Sempere, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Estrogen; Globin; Pituitary; Rat; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; GLOBINS; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646117497     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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