Sex hormone metabolism in lung development and maturation

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 729-738

  Seaborn, Tommy ^a,c   Simard, Marc ^a,c   Provost, Pierre R ^a,b,c   Piedboeuf, Bruno ^d   Tremblay, Yves ^a,b,c  

^a Laboratory of Ontogeny and Reproduction   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Canada)

^c Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR)   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN;

ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW;

FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650284571     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2010.09.001     Document Type: Review

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