Renal phenotype of ET-1 transgenic mice is modulated by androgens

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-58

  Kalk, P ^a,b   Thone Reineke C ^a   Schwarz, A ^a   Godes, M ^a,b   Bauer, C ^c   Pfab, T ^b   Hocher, Berthold ^a  

^a DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Castration; ET 1; Renal phenotype

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GONADECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY STRUCTURE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZATION; RENAL ARTERY; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORCHIECTOMY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 61849168856     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-2-55     Document Type: Article

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