The influence of plasma on basal and ACTH-stimulated in vitro adrenocortical steroidogenesis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-161

  Jenkins, P J ^a   Cross, T A ^a   Perry, L A ^b   Medbak, S A ^b   Besser, G M ^a   Clark, A J L ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; IODINE 125; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0032786811     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1620155     Document Type: Article

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