Metabolism of estrogens and androgens by scleractinian corals

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-485

  Tarrant, Ann M ^a,f   Blomquist, C H ^b,c   Lima, P H ^b   Atkinson, M J ^d   Atkinson, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Coral; Dehydrogenase; Estrogen; Invertebrate; Metabolism; Scleractinia; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CARBON 13; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOGENATE; HORMONE ACTION; INVERTEBRATE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTHOZOA; CAPITATA; DINOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA; SCLERACTINIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242329799     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(03)00253-7     Document Type: Article

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