Steroid metabolizing enzymes in pluripotential progenitor central nervous system cells: Effect of differentiation and maturation

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 467-475

  Melcangi, R C ^a   Froelichsthal, P ^c   Martini, L ^a   Vescovi, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

3 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; 5 reductase; glia; neurons; progesterone; testosterone

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL;

EID: 0029988536     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00522-6     Document Type: Article

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