Retinoic acids up-regulate steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Lee, Hye Kyung ^a   Yoo, Myong Sik ^a   Choi, Hueng Sik ^a   Kwon, Hyuk Bang ^a   Soh, Jaemog ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Retinoic acids; StAR; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Indexed keywords

ALITRETINOIN; CHOLESTEROL; DACTINOMYCIN; LUCIFERASE; PROGESTERONE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BUCLADESINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; KINETICS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRETINOIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033602126     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00243-3     Document Type: Article

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