Effects of prolonged ACTH-stimulation on adrenocortical cholesterol reserve and apolipoprotein E concentration in young and aged Fischer 344 male rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 335-345

  Cheng, Behling ^a,b   Chou, Shui Chou ^a   Abraham, Susamma ^a   Kowal, Jerome ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGING; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 0031728289     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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