Expression of keratins in mouse vaginal epithelium
IB Gimenez-Conti, M Lynch, D Roop, S Bhowmik… - Differentiation, 1994 - Elsevier
In the epithelium of the rodent vagina proliferation and differentiation are tightly regulated by
ovarian hormones. Estrogens stimulate proliferation and squamous differentiation, whereas
progesterone redirects differentiation to a mucus-secreting epithelium formed by goblet-like
cells. In the present study, we used monospecific keratin antibodies to show the expression
and distribution of keratins in SENCAR mouse vaginal epithelium in different stages of the
estral cycle and in ovariectomized animals. In ovariectomized animals, the vaginal …
ovarian hormones. Estrogens stimulate proliferation and squamous differentiation, whereas
progesterone redirects differentiation to a mucus-secreting epithelium formed by goblet-like
cells. In the present study, we used monospecific keratin antibodies to show the expression
and distribution of keratins in SENCAR mouse vaginal epithelium in different stages of the
estral cycle and in ovariectomized animals. In ovariectomized animals, the vaginal …