Dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate production in the human adrenal during development and aging

Steroids

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 640-647

  Parker Jr , C Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Aging; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; Steroid; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE; STERYL SULFATASE;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX; AGING; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATURATION; NEWBORN; PUBERTY; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRESS;

EID: 0344172843     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(99)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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