Roosters affected by epididymal lithiasis present local alteration in vitamin D3, testosterone and estradiol levels as well as estrogen receptor 2 (β) expression

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-446

  Oliveira, André G ^a   Dornas, Rubem A P ^a   Praes, Lílian C ^a   Hess, Rex A ^b   Mahecha, Germán A B ^a   Oliveira, Cleida A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDIDYMAL LITHIASIS; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOSTER; STONE FORMATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHOLECALCIFEROL; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LITHIASIS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POULTRY DISEASES; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES;

EID: 80051977666     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0131     Document Type: Article

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