Glucocorticoid metabolism in the developing lung: Adrenal-like synthesis pathway

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-80

  Provost, Pierre R ^a,b   Boucher, Eric ^a,b   Tremblay, Yves ^a,b  

^a University Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxy dehydrocorticosterone; 5 Reductase; Corticosteroid; Deoxycorticosterone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; 3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTISONE; DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LUNG SURFACTANT; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CORTICOSTEROID METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 84877792246     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.03.004     Document Type: Review

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