5α-dihydroprogesterone formation in human placenta from 5α-pregnan-3β/α-ol-20-ones and 5-pregnan-3β-yl-20-one sulfate

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 155-163

  Dombroski, Raymond A ^a   Casey, M Linette ^a   MacDonald, Paul C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; TROPHOBLAST;

5-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIONES; PREGNANOLONE; SULFATES;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031458453     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00058-7     Document Type: Article

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