Origin of deoxycorticosterone sulfate (DOC-SO4) in plasma of pregnant women: Pregnenolone-3,21-disulfate is a placental precursor of DOC-SO4

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 331-337

  Corsan, Gregory H ^a   MacDonald, Paul C ^b   Casey, M Linette ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; SULFATASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERNAL PLASMA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIONIC VILLI; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0031008041     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00224-5     Document Type: Article

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