Seasonal changes in morphology and steroid receptor expression in the prostate of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): An animal model for the study of prostate growth?

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 702-713

  Martyn, Helen ^a   Pugazhenthi, Kamali ^a   Gould, Maree ^a   Fink, Jo W ^a   McLeod, Bernie ^b   Nicholson, Helen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

androgen receptor; benign prostatic hyperplasia; oestrogen receptor; stroma

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYCLINE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAMMAL; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTATE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; PROSTATE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, STEROID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STROMAL CELLS; TRICHOSURUS;

ANIMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 79958165424     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10158     Document Type: Article

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