Biosynthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones by human adrenal carcinomas

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1235-1244

  Brown, J W ^a,b   Fishman, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal carcinoma; Cell culture; Dibutyryl cAMP; Krebs cycle intermediates; Metyrapone; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; BUCLADESINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; METYRAPONE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CARCINOMA; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE; BUCLADESINE; CARCINOMA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; HUMANS; METYRAPONE; MITOCHONDRIA; PREGNENOLONE; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0034293233     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000001000014     Document Type: Article

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