REGULATION OF APOPTOSIS BY STEROID-HORMONES

Authors
EVANSSTORMS RB CIDLOWSKI JA
Citation
Rb. Evansstorms et Ja. Cidlowski, REGULATION OF APOPTOSIS BY STEROID-HORMONES, Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology, 53(1-6), 1995, pp. 1-8
Citations number
75
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09600760
Volume
53
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1 - 8
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-0760(1995)53:1-6<1:ROABS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Steroid hormones play major roles in regulation of growth, development , homeostasis, and cell death. Together with other hormones and growth factors, steroids regulate both the function and cellular composition of organs throughout the body. In this article we will discuss the me chanisms of steroid hormone regulated apoptosis. Emphasis will be plac ed on the effect of glucocorticoids on lymphoid cells.