Steroid production in toads

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-5, 2003, Pages 227-233

  Canosa, Luis F ^a   Pozzi, Andrea G ^a   Rosemblit, Cinthia ^a   Ceballos, Nora R ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibians; GnRH; Steroidogenic enzymes; Testis

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXY 5 PREGNEN 3,20 DIONE; 20 HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 3 ONE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 3BETA ANDROSTANEDIOL; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3ALPHA,20ALPHA DIOL; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIONE; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTERONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 0042388702     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00234-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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