Steroid hormone synthesis in pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 795-816

  Kallen, Caleb B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL MATURATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FETUS GROWTH; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMPLANTATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STEROIDS;

EID: 8844256235     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2004.08.009     Document Type: Review

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