MMP-2 and MMP-9 localization and activity in the female prostate during estrous cycle

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-427

  Santos, Fernanda C A ^a   Rochel Maia, Sabrina S ^b   Fochi, Ricardo A ^b   Justulin, Luis A ^c   Santos, Sérgio A A ^d   Vilamaior, Patrícia S L ^e   Felisbino, Sérgio L ^d   Góes, Rejane M ^d   Taboga, Sebastião R ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e Biological Sciences and Veterinary Medicine School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Female prostate; MMPs; Steroid hormones; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GERBIL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEROLOGY;

EID: 80052447049     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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