Wnt family genes and their modulation in the ovary-independent and persistent vaginal epithelial cell proliferation and keratinization induced by neonatal diethylstilbestrol exposure in mice

Toxicology

Volumn 296, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 13-19

  Nakamura, Takeshi ^a,b   Miyagawa, Shinichi ^b   Katsu, Yoshinao ^b,c   Watanabe, Hajime ^b,d   Mizutani, Takeshi ^b   Sato, Tomomi ^e   Morohashi, Ken Ichirou ^b,f   Takeuchi, Takashi ^g   Iguchi, Taisen ^b   Ohta, Yasuhiko ^g  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Diethylstilbestrol; Mouse; Neonatal treatment; Wnt family genes

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN C; WNT PROTEIN; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT10A PROTEIN; WNT10B PROTEIN; WNT11 PROTEIN; WNT2 PROTEIN; WNT3 PROTEIN; WNT3A PROTEIN; WNT4 PROTEIN; WNT5A PROTEIN; WNT5B PROTEIN; WNT6 PROTEIN; WNT7A PROTEIN; WNT7B PROTEIN; WNT8A PROTEIN; WNT8B PROTEIN; WNT9A PROTEIN; WNT9B PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; KERATINIZATION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INTERLEUKIN-1; KERATINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; VAGINA; WNT PROTEINS;

MUS;

EID: 84859993889     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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