Steroid-inducible transcription of the 3β/17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene (3β/17β-hsd) in Comamonas testosteroni

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Cabrera, Julio E ^a   Pruneda Paz, José L ^b   Genti Raimondi, S ^b  

^a Laboratory of Biochemistry   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BOLDENONE; BOLDIONE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NORTHERN BLOTTING;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGENS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HALF-LIFE; KINETICS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI;

EID: 0034210024     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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