Human granulosa cells are a site of sulphatase activity and are able to utilize dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate as a precursor for oestradiol production

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 465-471

  Bonser, J ^a   Walker, J ^a   Purohit, A ^a   Reed, M J ^a   Potter, B V L ^a   Willis, D S ^a   Franks, S ^a   Mason, H D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; STERYL SULFATASE; SULFATASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID ANALYSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CELLS, CULTURED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SULFATASES;

EID: 0034526755     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1670465     Document Type: Article

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