The Δ5-3β-hydroxy steroid acyl transferase activities in tissues of the male rat and sheep

Steroids

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 422-426

  Smith, Andrea J ^a   Watson, Tom G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Enzyme activity; Pregnenolone; Steroid acyl transferase

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; FATTY ACID ESTER; HYDROXYSTEROID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DITHIONITROBENZOIC ACID; HYDROXYSTEROIDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030971032     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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