Regional distribution of cytosolic and particulate 5α-dihydroprogesterone 3α-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductases in female rat brain

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 311-318

  Li, Xiaodong ^a   Bertics, Paul J ^a   Karavolas, Harry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; NEUROSTEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

20-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 3-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE (B-SPECIFIC); 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; HYDROXYSTEROIDS; NAD; NADP; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030992888     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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