Functional characterization of estrogen receptor subtypes, ERα and ERβ, mediating vitellogenin production in the liver of rainbow trout

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-125

  Leaños Castañeda, Olga ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

DPN; Endocrine disruption; ER ; ER ; Estrogen; Fish; Hepatocytes; ICI 182 780; MPP; PPT; Tamoxifen; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FULVESTRANT; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LIGAND; METHYLPIPERIDINOPYRAZOLE; PROPIONITRILE; PROPYL PYRAZOLE TRIOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAINBOW TROUT; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HEPATOCYTES; LIGANDS; NITRILES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PIPERIDINES; PROPIONATES; PYRAZOLES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; TAMOXIFEN; VITELLOGENINS;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 34848828818     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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