Localization of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in human tissues

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4243-4251

  Pollack, Staci E ^a   Furth, Emma E ^a   Kallen, Caleb B ^a   Arakane, Futoshi ^a   Kiriakidou, Marianthi ^a   Kozarsky, Karen F ^a   Strauss III, Jerome F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b 778 Clinical Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREGNENOLONE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROID HORMONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CUSHING SYNDROME; FETUS; GONAD; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TUBULE; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0030777963     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4243     Document Type: Article

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