Expression of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase in the female rat pituitary

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-101

  Vidal, S ^b   Roman, A ^b   Moya, L ^b   Kovacs, K ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ISOMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033946755     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1660095     Document Type: Article

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