The effect of hormones on the expression of five isoforms of UDP- glucuronosyltransferase in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-197

  Li, Yan Q ^a   Prentice, David A ^a   Howard, Monique L ^a   Mashford, Maurice L ^a   Desmond, Paul V ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Growth hormone; Sex hormones; Thyroid hormones; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE; ANDROSTANOLONE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0032974429     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018812021549     Document Type: Article

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