Steroid sulfatase and sulfuryl transferase activities in human brain tumors

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-39

  Kříž, Lubomír ^a,b   Bičíková, Marie ^a   Mohapl, Milan ^c   Hill, Martin ^a   Černý, Ivan ^d   Hampl, Richard ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brain; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Steroid sulfatase; Steroid sulfuryl transferase; Tumor

Indexed keywords

STEROID; STEROID SULFURYL TRANSFERASE; STERYL SULFATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MENINGIOMA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STERYL-SULFATASE; SULFOTRANSFERASES;

EID: 40849135550     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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