Definition of the elements required for the activity of the rat aromatase promoter in steroidogenic cell lines

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 341-348

  Young, Maureen ^a   McPhaul, Michael J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031126188     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00234-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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