Mechanisms in the regulation of aromatase in developing ovary and placenta

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-5, 2007, Pages 62-70

  Mendelson, Carole R ^a   Kamat, Amrita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen biosynthesis; Human CYP19 gene; Liver receptor homologue 1 (LRH 1); Ovary; Placenta; Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF 1); Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG 1; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SF 1; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HCYP19 GENE; HUMAN; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; OVARY; PLACENTA;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 34548413647     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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