Transcriptional regulation of the StAR gene

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 161-169

  Reinhart, Adam J ^a   Williams, Simon C ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DAX 1; Promoter; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR); Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF 1); Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033602863     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00257-3     Document Type: Article

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