Functional zonation of the rat adrenal cortex: The development and maintenance

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 163-183

  Mitani, Fumiko ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Aldosterone synthase cytochrome P450 (CYP11B2); Functional zonation of the adrenal cortex; Stem progenitor cells of the adrenal cortex; Steroid 11 hydroxylase cytochrome P450 (CYP11B1); Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; RATS; STEROIDS;

EID: 84900832329     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.90.163     Document Type: Review

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