Effects of Ketoconazole on Uterine Weight and on Unbound Serum Estradiol Relative to Vaginal Cornification in Rats

Ketoconazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal with oral activity and is documented to block steroid biosynthesis in fungi and mammals. Estradiol-primed ovariectomized rats lose the estradiol-induced, cornified layer of the vaginal epithelium as a result of ketoconazole treatment. This effect is not ex...

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Main Author: Hall, Leonard L.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1990
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4074
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5069&context=etd