Initiation of steroidogenesis precedes expression of cholesterologenic enzymes in the fetal mouse testes

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 461-466

  Budefeld T ^a   Jezek, D ^b   Rozman, D ^a   Majdic, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P450; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; SEX HORMONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROL 14-DEMETHYLASE; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY;

MURINAE;

EID: 73149095804     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2009.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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