Gestational protein restriction reduces expression of Hsd17b2 in rat placental labyrinth

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Gao, Haijun ^a   Yallampall, Uma ^a   Yallampalli, Chandra ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Gestational protein restriction; Hsd17b2; Junctional zone; Labyrinth zone; Placenta; Pregnancy; Rat; Steroidogenic gene; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 17; CYTOCHROME P450 17A1; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN HSD17B2; PLACENTA PROTEIN HSD3B1; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE 1; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL PROTEIN RESTRICTION; INNER EAR; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA JUNCTIONAL ZONE; PLACENTA LABYRINTH ZONE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 84869481456     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.100479     Document Type: Article

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