Regulation of sterol 27-hydroxylase and an alternative pathway of bile acid biosynthesis in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 337-347

  Stravitz, R T ^a   Vlahcevic, Z R ^a   Russell, T L ^a   Heizer, M L ^a   Avadhani, N G ^b   Hylemon, P B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYGENASE; STEROL 27 HYDROXYLASE; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZARAGOZIC ACID A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0030009916     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(95)00282-0     Document Type: Article

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