Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia: The human gene knockout for the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-240

  Miller, Walter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ANIMALS; GENES; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS;

EID: 0031454319     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0190227     Document Type: Review

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