Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein mRNA expression in adrenal tumours

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 294-299

  Zenkert, Simone ^b   Schubert, Barbara ^b   Fassnacht, Martin ^b   Beuschlein, Felix ^b   Allolio, Bruno ^b   Reincke, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034066163     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420294     Document Type: Article

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