Ultrastructural dynamics of mitochondrial morphology in varying functional forms of human adrenal cortical adenoma

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 177-182

  Bornstein, S R ^a   Brown, J W ^b   Carballeira, A ^b   Goodman, J ^b   Scherbaum, W A ^a   Fishman, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal adenoma; adrenal cortex; aldosterone; Conn's syndrome; cortisol; Cushing's syndrome; electron microscopy; human; infertility; mitochondria; progesterone; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029936105     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979155     Document Type: Article

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