Effects of estrogen and estrogenic compounds, 4-tert-octylphenol, and bisphenol A on the uterine contraction and contraction-associated proteins in rats

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 27-34

  An, Beum Soo ^a,b   Ahn, Hyo Jin ^a   Kang, Hong Seok ^a   Jung, Eui Man ^a   Yang, Hyun ^a   Hong, Eui Ju ^a   Jeung, Eui Bae ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Estradiol; Myometrium; Oxytocin; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CONNEXIN 43; CONTRACTION ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASES; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PHENOLS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 84878704821     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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