Ad4BP/SF-1, a transcription factor essential for the transcription of steroidogenic cytochrome P450 genes and for the establishment of the reproductive function

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1569-1577

  Morohashi, Ken Ichirou ^a,c   Omura, Tsuneo ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

differentiation; gene disrupted mouse; protein kinase A; steroidogenic transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; STEROID HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030456473     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002548     Document Type: Review

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