Impact of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene exposure on connexin gap junction proteins in cultured rat ovaries

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-214

  Ganesan, Shanthi ^a   Keating, Aileen F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; DMBA; Follicle; Gap junctions; Ovary; Ovotoxicity

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 43; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84890886316     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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