The 5α-reductase in the central nervous system: Expression and modes of control

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 295-299

  Melcangi, Roberto C ^a   Poletti, Angelo ^a   Cavarretta, Ilaria ^a   Celotti, Fabio ^a   Colciago, Alessandra ^a   Magnaghi, Valerio ^a   Motta, Marcella ^a   Negri Cesi, Paola ^a   Martini, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; ISOENZYME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIOMA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; AGE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GLIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISOENZYMES; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0032034252     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00030-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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