Interleukin-6 and the interleukin-6 receptor in the human adrenal gland: Expression and effects on steroidogenesis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2343-2349

  Päth, Günter ^a   Bornstein, Stefan R ^a   Ehrhart Bornstein, Monika ^a   Scherbaum, Werner A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; ALDOSTERONE; ANTIGENS, CD; CELLS, CULTURED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030839840     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.7.2343     Document Type: Article

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