Estrogen regulation of placental P-450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme messenger ribonucleic acid levels and activity during baboon pregnancy

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 452-459

  Babischkin, Jeffery S ^a   Pepe, Gerald J ^b   Albrecht, Eugene D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CATALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031013688     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.1.4833     Document Type: Article

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