2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) suppresses spheroids attachment on endometrial epithelial cells through the down-regulation of the Wnt-signaling pathway

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-66

  Tsang, Hilda ^a   Cheung, Tsz Yan ^a   Kodithuwakku, Suranga P ^a,c   Chai, Joyce ^a   Yeung, William S B ^a,b   Wong, Chris K C ^d   Lee, Kai Fai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attachment; Canonical Wnt signaling; Endometrium; Implantation; Spheroids; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BETA CATENIN; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; UVOMORULIN; WNT PROTEIN; WNT3 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 84856704954     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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