Developmental and physiologic roles of the nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor-1 in the reproductive system

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-12

  Sadovsky Md, Yoel ^a   Crawford Bs, Peter A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Ovary; Steroidogenic enzymes; Steroidogenic factor 1; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUSHI TARAZU TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GONADS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, STEROID; REPRODUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0031950687     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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