Studies into aromatase activity associated with fetal allantochorionic and maternal endometrial tissues of equine placenta. Identification of metabolites by gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 281-296

  Marshall, D E ^a   Dumasia, M C ^a   Wooding, P ^b   Gower, D B ^c   Houghton, E ^a  

^a Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSOME; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHORION; CYTOSOL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORSES; MICROSOMES; NADP; PLACENTA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030294857     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00115-X     Document Type: Article

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