Immunohistochemical localization and biological activity of the steroidogenic enzyme cytochrome P450 17α-hydroxylase/C17, 20-lyase (P450C17) in the frog brain and pituitary

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 251-268

  Do Rego, Jean Luc ^a   Tremblay, Yves ^b   Luu The, Van ^b   Repetto, Emanuela ^c   Castel, Hélène ^a   Vallarino, Mauro ^c   Bélanger, Alain ^b   Pelletier, Georges ^b   Vaudry, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450C17; Enzymatic activity; Frog; Immunohistochemical mapping; Neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOCHROME P450C17; HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; KETOCONAZOLE; OXOSTEROID; PRASTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FROG; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; STEROIDOGENESIS; TELENCEPHALON;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PITUITARY GLAND; RANA ESCULENTA; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANURA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846173045     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04209.x     Document Type: Article

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