Progesterone receptor up-regulation: A diagnostic tool for the illicit use of oestrogens in adult beef cattle

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1677-1686

  Divari, S ^a   Mulasso, C ^a   Uslenghi, F ^a   Cannizzo, F T ^a   Spada, F ^a   de Maria, R ^a   Brina, N ^b   Biolatti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Casalecchio di Reno   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 oestradiol; beef cattle; gene expression; growth promoters; progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BEEF; MAMMALS;

BEEF CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; GENE EXPRESSION LEVELS; GROWTH PROMOTERS; HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES; MOLECULAR BIOMARKER; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84855924165     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.609492     Document Type: Article

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