Sequential changes in the expression of wnt- and notch-related genes in the vagina and uterus of ovariectomized mice after estrogen exposure

In Vivo

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 899-906

  Nakamura, Takeshi ^a,b   Miyagawa, Shinichi ^b   Katsu, Yoshinao ^b,c   Sato, Tomomi ^d   Iguchi, Taisen ^b   Ohta, Yasuhiko ^e  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Mouse; p21 and Notch signaling; Uterus; Vagina; Wnt family genes

Indexed keywords

DELTA LIKE 1 PROTEIN; DELTA LIKE 4 PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HAIRY AND ENHANCER OF SPLIT RELATED YRPW MOTIF 1; HAIRY AND ENHANCER OF SPLIT RELATED YRPW MOTIF 2; HAIRY AND ENHANCER OF SPLIT RELATED YRPW MOTIF 3; MESSENGER RNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN; WNT11 PROTEIN; WNT4 PROTEIN; WNT5A PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 84872192597     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: 17917549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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