Expression of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase during decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells
Arcuri F, Monder C, Lockwood C, Schatz F. Expression of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase during decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 595-600. DOI: 10.1210/en.137.2.595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta-HSD expressionBeta-HSD activitySensitivity of mRNA detectionLow-abundance messageHSD activityType I mRNABeta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenaseI mRNANAD(+)-dependentNADP(+)-dependentSteady state levelsDecidualization of human endometrial stromal cellsRegulates extracellular matrix turnoverNorthern analysisAbundant messageCultured stromal cellsHuman endometrial stromal cellsMedroxyprogesterone acetateBeta-hydroxysteroidEndometrial stromal cellsStromal cellsEnzyme activityTime course measurementsEarly eventExtracellular matrix turnover