Estrogen receptors are involved in xenoestrogen induction of growth hormone in the rat pituitary gland

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Dang, Vu Hoang ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^a,b   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Estrogenicity; Growth hormone; Pituitary gland; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; 4-NONYLPHENOL; 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL; ANTIESTROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHENOLS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

RATTUS;

EID: 66949111470     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20147     Document Type: Article

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