Adrenal androgens in humans and nonhuman primates: Production, zonation and regulation

Endocrine Development

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 33-54

  Nguyen, A ^a   Conley, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ENZYME; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ENZYMES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRIMATES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 48949092249     PISSN: 14217082     EISSN: 16622979     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000134765     Document Type: Review

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