Binding of the pheromonal steroid, 5α-androst-16-en-3-one, to membrane-enriched fractions of boar and rat olfactory epithelium; Preliminary evidence for binding protein being a glycoprotein

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-141

  Kraevskaya, M A ^a   Higgins, M J P ^a,d   Wilson, M T ^b   Gower, D B ^c  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 Androst 16 en 3 one; Boar; Cilia; Olfaction; Rat; Steroid binding

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA ANDROST 16 EN 3 ONE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANDROSTERONE; BINDING PROTEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; GLYCOPROTEIN; SEPHAROSE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REPRESSION; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HORMONE PROTEIN COMPLEX; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; OLFACTORY TRACT; RAT; STEROID BINDING; SWINE; TISSUE PREPARATION;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141884355     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00264-4     Document Type: Article

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