The key steroidogenic enzyme 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps (WFU)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 847-852

  Fernández Presas, Ana María ^a   Valdez, Ricardo A ^b   Willms, Kaethe ^a   Romano, Marta C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTICERCUS (CESTODE LARVA); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HAMSTER; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CRICETINAE; CULTURE MEDIA; CYSTICERCUS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; INTESTINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PREGNENOLONE; STAINING AND LABELING; TAENIA; TESTOSTERONE;

CESTODA; CRICETINAE; MUS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 48349144849     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1066-5     Document Type: Article

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