Gonadectomy-related adrenocortical tumors in ferrets demonstrate increased expression of androgen and estrogen synthesizing enzymes together with high inhibin expression

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-47

  de Jong, M K ^a   ten Asbroek, E E M ^a   Sleiderink, A J ^a   Conley, A J ^b   Mol, J A ^a   Schoemaker, N J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical tumor; Aromatase; Ferret; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTROGEN; INHIBIN;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FERRET; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VETERINARY;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERRETS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84896500566     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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