Prenatal Exposure to Estrogenic Compounds Alters the Expression Pattern of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptors α and β in Neonatal Rat Testis: Identification of Gonocytes as Targets of Estrogen Exposure1
Open Access
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 68 (3) , 867-880
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009605
Abstract
We examined the effects of maternal exposure to estrogens on platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor (PDGFR) expression in newborn rat testis.Keywords
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