Structural changes and immunohistochemical localisation of epidermal growth factor receptor in the true vocal fold of female albino rats administered anabolic, androgenic steroids, and effects of anti-androgen therapy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 829-836

  Amer, H E ^a   Asker, S A ^a   Mazroa, S A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anabolic Agents; Animal; Epidermal Growth Factor; Flutamide; Immunohistochemistry; Model; Rats; Receptor; Vocal Cords

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLUTAMIDE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LAMINA PROPRIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; VOCAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NANDROLONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; STAINING AND LABELING; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 80053067474     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215111000831     Document Type: Article

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