Structure and function of the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor in steroidogenic cells

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-142

  Papadopoulos, Vassilios ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); STEROID HORMONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; GONAD; HORMONAL REGULATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LEYDIG CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031896355     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-217-44215     Document Type: Review

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