Investigations into the biosynthetic pathways for classical and ring B-unsaturated oestrogens in equine placental preparations and allantochorionic tissues

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 401-411

  Foster, S J ^a   Marshall, D E ^a   Houghton, E ^a   Gower, D B ^b  

^a Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allantochorion; Equine; Placenta; Ring B unsaturated oestrogens

Indexed keywords

17BETA DIHYDROEQUILENIN; 17BETA DIHYDROEQUILIN; 5,7 ANDROSTADIENE 3BETA,17BETA DIOL; 6 DEHYDRO 17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 6 HYDROXY 17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; DEUTERIUM; EQUILENIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORSE; HYDROXYLATION; ISOMER; METABOLITE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC VILLI; EQUILENIN; EQUILIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORSES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TESTOSTERONE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036878202     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(02)00224-8     Document Type: Article

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