Ethanol rapidly induces steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression and translocation in rat adrenal gland

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 473, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 225-227

  Khisti, Rahul T ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Morrow, A Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Neuroactive steroid; StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOSTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

EID: 0042707819     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01969-1     Document Type: Article

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