Experimental study on the estrogen-like effect of boric acid

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-170

  Wang, Yadong ^a,b   Zhao, Yingzheng ^a   Chen, Xiaoyu ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Estrogen receptor (ER); Proliferation assay in mucous membrane; Proliferation assay of MCF 7 human breast cancer cells; Uterotrophic assay

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BORIC ACIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; ORGAN SIZE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 40749090422     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-8041-3     Document Type: Article

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