The role of plasma-binding proteins in the cellular uptake of lipophilic vitamins and steroids

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-290

  Andreassen, Thomas K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Binding proteins; DBP; Lipophilic molecules; Receptor mediated endocytosis; SHBG; Steroids; Transport; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTIESTROGEN; BINDING PROTEIN; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CLARA CELL PROTEIN; CUBILIN; DRUG METABOLITE; ESTRADIOL; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MEGALIN; PREALBUMIN; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN 2; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RETINOL; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ANALBUMINEMIA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LIGAND BINDING; LIPOPHILICITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINURIA; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SERTOLI CELL; TRANSCYTOSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; RATS; SERUM GLOBULINS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDS; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMINS;

EID: 33744955210     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925348     Document Type: Article

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