High-flux mitochondrial cholesterol trafficking, a specialized function of the adrenal cortex

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 881-890

  Jefcoate, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0036792481     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI0216771     Document Type: Review

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