Effects of joining peptide (1-18) and histamine on dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) production of human adrenocortical cells in vitro

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Orsó, Evelyn ^a   Szalay, K Sz ^a   Szabo D ^a   Stark, E ^a   Feher T ^b   Perner, F ^b   Hidvegi M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; JOINING PEPTIDE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY;

EID: 0030152115     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(96)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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