Regiospecificity of placental metabolism by cytochromes P450 and glutathione S-transferase

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 154-158

  Mc Robie, Dorma J ^a   Glover, Douglas D ^b   Tracy, Timothy S ^a  

^a Pharmaceutical Chemistry   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Cytochrome P450; Ethoxyresorufin; Glutathione S transferase; O Deethylation; Placenta

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ETHOXYRESORUFIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; STEROID; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029805044     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291934     Document Type: Article

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