Induction of uterine calbindin-D9k through an estrogen receptor-dependent pathway following single injection with xenobiotic agents in immature rats

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-182

  Dang, Vu Hoang ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^b   Hyun, Sang Hwan ^a   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a,c  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIESTROGEN; CALBINDIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; UTERUS; UTERUS WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS; XENOBIOTICS;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33847024895     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600755257     Document Type: Article

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