Expression of the aromatase gene in the human prepubertal testis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Saraco, Nora ^a   Berensztein, Esperanza ^a   Dardis, Andrea ^a   Rivarola, Marco A ^a   Belgorosky, Alicia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aromatase; CYP19 gene expression; Prepubertal testis; Testicular steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0034055498     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2000.13.5.483     Document Type: Article

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