Testosterone attenuates morpho-functional alterations by 2-methoxyestradiol exposure and induces differentiation in C6 cells

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 226, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1510-1518

  Manca, Paolo ^a   Chisu, Valentina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b EXPERIMENTAL ZOOPROPHYLACTIC INSTITUTE OF SARDINIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; ACETYLATED TUBULIN; ALPHA TUBULIN; CATALASE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; TUBULIN; TYROSINATED TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ASSAYS; ESTRADIOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MICE; NEUROGLIA; RATS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 79952717537     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22480     Document Type: Article

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