Estradiol restores diabetes-induced reductions in sex steroid receptor expression and distribution in the vagina of db/db mouse model

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-5, 2009, Pages 186-194

  Cushman, Tulay ^a   Kim, Noel ^a   Hoyt, Richard ^a   Traish, Abdulmaged M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Steroid receptors; Type 2 diabetes; Vaginal physiology

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MICE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 63049135282     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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