17-β-Estradiol upregulates COX-2 in the rat oviduct

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 155-164

  Perez Martinez S ^a   Hermoso, M ^b   Farina, M ^a   Ribeiro, M L ^a   Rapanelli, M ^a   Espinosa, M ^c   Villalon M ^c   Franchi, A ^a  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2); Estradiol; Rat oviduct

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOENZYME; MELOXICAM; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PROESTRUS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPREGULATION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; EPITHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NITROBENZENES; OVIDUCTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTRADIOL; SULFONAMIDES; TAMOXIFEN; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 33747836801     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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