The interplay between circadian system, cholesterol synthesis, and steroidogenesis affects various aspects of female reproduction

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Urlep, Ziga ^a   Rozman, Damjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Circadian clocks; Estrogens; Regulation; Signaling; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885965137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00111     Document Type: Review

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