Development of the human adrenal zona reticularis: Morphometric and immunohistochemical studies from birth to adolescence

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-252

  Hui, Xiao Gang ^a   Akahira, Jun Ichi ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Nio, Masaki ^a   Nakamura, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Suzuki, Hiroyoshi ^c   Rainey, William E ^b   Sasano, Hironobu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENARCHE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZONA FASCICULATA;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; ZONA RETICULARIS;

EID: 70449405024     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-09-0127     Document Type: Article

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