Open Accessα-fetoprotein involvement during glucocorticoid-induced precocious maturation in rat colon
Author(s) -
Min Chen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2933
Subject(s) - corticosterone , glucocorticoid receptor , endocrinology , crypt , medicine , glucocorticoid , mifepristone , biology , antiglucocorticoid , immunohistochemistry , hormone , pregnancy , genetics
To investigate the role of α-fetoprotein (AFP), a cancer-associated fetal glycoprotein, in glucocorticoid-induced precocious maturation in rat colon.