Cytosolic glucocorticoid receptor in the testis of Bufo arenarum: Seasonal changes in its binding parameters

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-254

  Denari, Daniela ^a   Ceballos, Nora R ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoids; Intratesticular localisation; Testis; Toad

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 11BETA,17BETA DIHYDROXY 6 METHYL 17ALPHA (1 PROPYNYL)ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIEN 3 ONE; ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; LEYDIG CELL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERTOLI CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS; TOAD;

EID: 33646891959     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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