Expression of low and high density lipoprotein receptor genes in human adrenals

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 677-682

  Liu, Jianqi ^a,b   Heikkilä, Päivi ^a   Meng, Qing He ^c   Kahri I, Arvi ^a   Tikkanen, Matti J ^c   Voutilainen, Raimo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0034083454     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420677     Document Type: Article

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