Expression of the genes for 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and cytochrome P450scc during syncytium formation by human placental cytotrophoblast cells in culture and the regulation by progesterone and estradiol

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 379-387

  Beaudoin, C ^a   Blomquist, C H ^b   Bonenfant, M ^a   Tremblay, Y ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA PROCESSING; STEADY STATE; SYNCYTIUM; TROPHOBLAST;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0030773203     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1540379     Document Type: Article

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