Reciprocal expression of 17α-hydroxylase-C17,20-lyase and aromatase cytochrome P450 during bovine trophoblast differentiation: A two-cell system drives placental oestrogen synthesis

Reproduction

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 669-679

  Schuler, Gerhard ^a   Ozalp G R ^a   Hoffman, B ^a   Harada, N ^b   Browne, P ^c   Conley, A J ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450C17; ENZYME ANTIBODY; ESTROGEN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LEVEL; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GIANT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 33646258237     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01033     Document Type: Article

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