Activin βA subunit, follistatin and follistatin-like 3 are expressed in the endometrium of ovariectomized rats and regulated by estrogen replacement

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-541

  Ferreira, Márcia C ^a   Cavallo, Inês K D ^a   Florio, Pasquale ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Reis, Fernando M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activin; Endometrium; Estrogen; Follistatin; Progestin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLISTATIN; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; FOLLISTATIN RELATED PROTEIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN BETA A SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLISTATIN-RELATED PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 53149102804     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-008-9194-x     Document Type: Article

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