Combinatorial effects of the phytoestrogen genistein and of estradiol in uterus and liver of female Wistar rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 60-70

  Diel, Patrick ^a   Hertrampf, Thorsten ^a   Seibel, Jan ^a   Laudenbach Leschowsky, Ute ^a   Kolba, Susanne ^b   Vollmer, Günter ^b  

^a Institut fur Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Gene expression; Genistein; PCNA; Phytoestrogen; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENISTEIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIVER; OVARIECTOMY; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33751216770     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.09.022     Document Type: Article

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