The protein kinase A pathway regulates CYP17 expression and androgen production in the human placenta

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2869-2873

  Escobar, Julian C ^a   Carr, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTOCHROME P450 17; FORSKOLIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; TROPHOBLAST;

ANDROGENS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 80052527785     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0542     Document Type: Article

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