Lack of effect of nicotine or ethanol on the activity of 11β- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 303-307

  Benediktsson, Rafn ^a   Magnusdottir, Ebba M ^a   Seckl, Jonathan R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL; CIGARETTE SMOKE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; SMOKING HABIT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; LLC-PK1 CELLS; NICOTINE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SWINE;

EID: 0031405073     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00086-1     Document Type: Article

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