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Developmental diethylstilbestrol exposure alters genetic pathways of uterine cytodifferentiation.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 2005
Huang Wei-Wei, Yin Yan, Bi Qun, Chiang Tung-Chin, Garner Neysa, Vuoristo Jussi, McLachlan John A, Ma Liang
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The formation of a simple columnar epithelium in the uterus is essential for implantation. Perturbation of this developmental process by exogenous estrogen, such as diethylstilbestrol (DES), results in uterine metaplasia that contributes to infertility. The cellular and molecular mechanism underlying this transformation event is not well understood. Here we use a combination of global gene expression analysis and...
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