Steroid sulfatase (STS) expression in the human temporal lobe: Enzyme activity, mRNA expression and immunohistochemistry study

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 403-417

  Steckelbroeck, Stephan ^a,b   Nassen, Alexander ^b   Ugele, Bernhard ^c   Ludwig, Michael ^b   Watzka, Matthias ^d   Reissinger, Annette ^a,b   Clusmann, Hans ^b   Lütjohann, Dieter ^b   Siekmann, Lothar ^b   Klingmüller, Dietrich ^b   Hans, Volkmar H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immune Hematology   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 hydroxylase c17 20 lyase; Arylsulfatase C; Brain; Hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase; Neurosteroid; Solute carrier family 21

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HYDROXYSTEROID SULFOTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROSTEROID; PLACENTA ENZYME; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PREGNENOLONE; PROTEIN OATP A; PROTEIN OATP B; PROTEIN OATP D; PROTEIN OATP E; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STERYL SULFATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CELL; CATALYSIS; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; STERYL-SULFATASE; SULFOTRANSFERASES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 11144358144     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2004.02336.x     Document Type: Article

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