Immunolocalization of androgen and oestrogen receptors in the ventral lobe of rat (Rattus norvegicus) prostate after long-term treatment with ethanol and nicotine

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 609-618

  Favaro W J ^a   Cagnon, V H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Immunohistochemistry; Nicotine; Steroid receptors; Ventral prostate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; NICOTINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; ETHANOL; MALE; NICOTINE; PROSTATE; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 55449114243     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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