Selective conversion by microglia of dehydroepiandrosterone to 5-androstenediol-A steroid with inherent estrogenic properties

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 156-162

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 androstenediol; DHEA; Estrogen; Microglia

Indexed keywords

4 ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ESTRONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTROGENS; MICE; MICROGLIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548497901     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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