Neurosteroids: The StAR protein in the brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 787-793

  Sierra, Amanda ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

StAR brain steroidogenesis neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; ENZYME METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MOUSE; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; HORMONES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; STEROIDS;

EID: 4744355194     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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