Binding activity of 5α-reduced gestagens to the progestin receptor from African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-167

  Meyer, H H D ^a   Jewgenow, K ^a   Hodges, J K ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

16ALPHA ETHYL 21 HYDROXY 19 NORPREGN 4 ENE 3,20 DIONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TRITIUM; 16 ALPHA ETHYL 21 HYDROXY 19 NOR 4 PREGNENE 3,20 DIONE; 16 ALPHA-ETHYL-21-HYDROXY-19-NOR-4-PREGNENE-3,20-DIONE; ELTANOLONE; GESTAGEN; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PREGNANEDIONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOSOL; ELEPHANT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; REPRODUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUTOPSY; BINDING COMPETITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; RADIOASSAY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

5-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CYTOSOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELEPHANTS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIONES; PREGNANOLONE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROGESTINS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; TRITIUM; UTERUS;

EID: 0031060798     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6813     Document Type: Article

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