Expression of sfrp1 and activation of the Wnt pathway in the adrenal glands of healthy ferrets and neutered ferrets with hyperadrenocorticism

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-180

  de Jong, Marja K ^a   Schoemaker, Nico J ^a   Mol, Jan A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ferret; Gonadectomy induced adrenal gland tumours; Sfrp1; Wnt

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D1; MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1; WNT PROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXIN2 GENE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIND1 GENE; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FERRET; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1 GENE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERRETS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROTEINS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

MUS; MUSTELA;

EID: 84878911317     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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