Transthyretin is up-regulated by sex hormones in mice liver

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Goncalves I ^a   Alves, C H ^a   Quintela, T ^a   Baltazar, G ^a   Socorro, S ^a   Saraiva, M J ^b   Abreu, R ^b   Santos, C R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Androgen; Estrogen; Liver; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; PREALBUMIN; SEX HORMONE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PREALBUMIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 53149110036     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9841-2     Document Type: Article

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