Effects of gestation on enzymes controlling aldosterone synthesis in the rat adrenal

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2354-2358

  Brochu, Michèle ^a,c   Lehoux, Jean Guy ^b   Picard, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0030926275     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.6.5198     Document Type: Article

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