Molecular determinants of glucocorticoid receptor function and tissue sensitivity to glucocorticoids

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-261

  Bamberger, Christoph M ^a,c   Schulte, Heinrich M ^a   Chrousos, George P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030026713     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv-17-3-245     Document Type: Review

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