Steroid secretory profile and steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) mRNA expression in cultured bovine adrenocortical cells

ACTH is the principal factor stimulating the formation and release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex and is controlled, in part, by the negative feedback inhibition of cortisol. Investigation into the kinetics of cortisol production by cultured bovine adrenocortical cells in response to ACTH-treat...

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Main Author: Nicol, Moira Ruth
Published: University of Edinburgh 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659990