Expression of androgen-activating enzymes in cultured cells of developing rat brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1298-1303

  Poletti, Angelo ^a,b   Negri Cesi, Paola ^a   Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo ^a   Colciago, Alessandra ^a   Martini, Luciano ^a   Celotti, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Endocrinologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 Reductases; Androgens; Aromatase; Glial cells; Neurons; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; GILA;

EID: 0031027897     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68031298.x     Document Type: Article

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