Mitochondrial 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) is essential for the synthesis of progesterone by corpora lutea: An hypothesis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Chapman, John C ^a   Polanco, Jose R ^a,b   Min, Soohong ^a   Michael, Sandra D ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Notre Dame Ambulatory Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P450; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRTH; BREEDING; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHESIS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 18144393491     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-3-11     Document Type: Review

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