Effects of genistein on gonadotropic cells in immature female rats

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-275

  Medigović, Ivana ^a   Manojlović Stojanoski, Milica ^a   Trifunović, Svetlana ^a   Ristić, NataŠa ^a   Milošević, Verica ^a   Žikić, Dragan ^b   Nestorović, Nataša ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Female rats; Genistein; Gonadotropic cells; Phytoestrogen; Pituitary; Stereology

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GENISTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; RAT; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENISTEIN; GONADOTROPHS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICROSCOPY; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 84857644418     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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