Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) metabolism in the brain: Identification by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry of the delta-4-isomer of DHEA and related steroids formed from androstenedione by mouse BV2 microglia

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Jellinck, Peter H ^a   Kaufmann, Martin ^a   Gottfried Blackmore, Andres ^b   Croft, Gist ^b   Byford, Valarie ^a   McEwen, Bruce S ^b   Jones, Glenville ^a   Bulloch, Karen ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 4 androstene 17 one; DHEA; Microglia

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIONE; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICE; MICROGLIA; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 30944454658     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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