A critical review of the origin and control of adrenal androgens

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-248

  McKenna, T J ^a   Fearon, U ^a   Clarke, D ^a   Cunningham, S K ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal androgens; Adrenal cortex; Adrenarche; Age; Ageing; Cortisol; Joining peptide; Pro opiomelanocortin; Regulation (control); endorphin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030797246     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(97)80035-1     Document Type: Article

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