Differential regulation of the human CYP11A1 promoter in mouse brain and adrenals

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 226, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1998-2005

  Chiang, Yen Feng ^a   Lin, Hui Ting ^a   Hu, Ji Wei ^b   Tai, Yu Chen ^a   Lin, Yu Chi ^a   Hu, Meng Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CRE RECOMBINASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

EID: 79955077878     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22534     Document Type: Article

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