Estradiol and chlordecone interactions with the estrogen receptor
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, Judy | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Uphouse, Lynda | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hines, John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-21T20:01:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-21T20:01:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The in vivo and in vitro effects of the chlorinated pesticide, chlordecone, on the estradiol receptor of adult ovariectomized CDF-344 rats were examined. Chlordecone's competition for $\sp3$H-estradiol binding in vitro was similar whether receptors were derived from neural or uterine tissue. In vivo, chlordecone led to nuclear retention of estradiol receptors in both tissues, but in comparison to estradiol, the latency for such retention was slower following chlordecone. Nevertheless, chlordecone and estradiol treated animals eventually achieved the same degree of nuclear retention in uterine tissue. In brain, estradiol-like levels of nuclear retention were never found in chlordecone treated females. Estradiol receptor replenishment following chlordecone or estradiol was similar in uterine tissue but not in brain. Chlordecone's lesser ability to mimic estradiol's receptor dynamics in the brain may contribute to the apparent tissue differences in chlordecone's estrogenicity. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/14002 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Estrogen receptor | |
| dc.subject | Chlordecone | |
| dc.title | Estradiol and chlordecone interactions with the estrogen receptor | en_US |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Natural and Social Sciences | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Molecular biology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |