Expression pattern of estrogen receptors α and β and G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 in the human testis

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 421-432

  Fietz, Daniela ^a   Ratzenböck, Clara ^a   Hartmann, Katja ^a   Raabe, Oksana ^a   Kliesch, Sabine ^b   Weidner, Wolfgang ^a   Klug, Jörg ^a   Bergmann, Martin ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor ; Estrogen receptor ; G protein coupled estrogen receptor 1; Human testis; MCF 7 cells

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GPER PROTEIN, HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

ADULT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS;

EID: 84897117884     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-014-1216-z     Document Type: Article

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