Differential effects of natural and synthetic glucocorticoids on cytochrome 17α-hydroxylase (P-450(17α) and cytochrome P-450 side-chain cleavage (P-450(SCC)) messenger ribonucleic acid in the sheep placenta

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1215-1221

  Ma, Xiao Hong ^b   Wu, Wen Xuan ^b   Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytochrome 17 hydroxylase; Glucocorticoids; Placenta; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PLACENTA ENZYME; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

EID: 0004743858     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70619-8     Document Type: Article

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