Regulation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression and progesterone production in endometriotic stromal cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5765-5773

  Tsai, S J ^a   Wu, M H ^a   Lin, C C ^a   Sun, H S ^a   Chen, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0035217708     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.12.8082     Document Type: Article

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