The mislabelling of deoxycorticosterone: Making sense of corticosteroid structure and function

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-16

  Vinson, Gavin P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE ACETATE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID;

BIOASSAY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DRUG DESIGN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MINERALOCORTICOIDS;

EID: 80555157692     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-11-0178     Document Type: Review

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