Microarray and gene ontology analyses reveal downregulation of DNA repair and apoptotic pathways in diethylstilbestrol-exposed testicular leydig cells

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-295

  Warita, Katsuhiko ^a,b   Mitsuhashi, Tomoko ^b   Tabuchi, Yoshiaki ^c   Ohta, Ken ichi ^a   Suzuki, Shingo ^d   Hoshi, Nobuhiko ^a   Miki, Takanori ^a   Takeuchi, Yoshiki ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Apoptosis; Diethylstilbestrol; DNA repair; Gene ontology; Leydig cells

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DNA; ESTRADIOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DNA REPAIR; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE ONTOLOGY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEYDIG CELL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF GENE SET ENRICHMENT;

EID: 84859339439     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.287     Document Type: Article

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