Virilizing adrenocortical adenoma: In vitro steroidogenesis, immunohistochemical studies of steroidogenic enzymes, and gene expression of cordcotropin receptor

Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 396-402

  Imai, Tsuneo ^a,b   Tobinaga, Jun Ichi ^a,b   Morita Matsuyama, Takako ^a,b   Kikumori, Toyone ^a,b   Sasano, Hironobu ^a,b   Seo, Hisao ^a,b   Funahashi, Hiroomi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 OXOSTEROID; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PRASTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0032893845     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(99)70007-3     Document Type: Article

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