Influence of an aziridine precursor on the in vitro binding parameters of rat and ovine corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG)

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-175

  Louw, Ann ^a   Swart, Pieter ^a   Allie, Fatima ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aziridine; Corticosteroid binding globulin; Free steroids; Glucocorticoids; Progesterone; Rat; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE; AZIRINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TRANSCORTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEEP;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; AZIRIDINES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ETHYLAMINES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LIGANDS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCORTIN;

EID: 0033990532     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00302-0     Document Type: Article

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