Estrogen agonists, 17β-estradiol, bisphenol A, and diethylstilbestrol, decrease cortactin expression in the mouse testis

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Anahara, Reiko ^a,d   Yoshida, Miyo ^a   Toyama, Yoshiro ^a   Maekawa, Mamiko ^a   Kai, Masayuki ^b,c   Ishino, Fumitoshi ^c   Toshimori, Kiyotaka ^a   Mori, Chisato ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d RYOTOKUJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIANDROGEN; CORTACTIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; CTTN PROTEIN, MOUSE; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CORTACTIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHENOLS; TESTIS;

EID: 33745714120     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.69.101     Document Type: Article

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