Enzymes involved in the formation and transformation of steroid hormones in the fetal and placental compartments

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 401-415

  Pasqualini, J R ^a  

^a Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Fetus; Placenta; Receptors; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLACENTA;

ANDROGENS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 28044438219     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.08.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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