17α-Hydroxylase and chromogranin A in 6th week human fetal adrenals

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-32

  Ehrhart Bornstein, M ^a,c   Breidert, M ^a   Guadanucci, P ^a   Wozniak, W ^d   Bocian Sobkowska, J ^b   Malendowicz, L K ^b   Bornstein, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

adrenal cortex; adrenal medulla; fetal development; immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031045046     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978976     Document Type: Article

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