Title : The role of serum lipoproteins in steroidogenesis by the human fetal adrenal cortex.

Pub. Date : 1979 Jul

PMID : 221527






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1 On the basis of these findings, it is concluded (1) that the human fetal adrenal can synthesize steroid hormones de novo from cholesterol, (2) that ACTH is an important stimulant of steroidogenesis by the human fetal adrenal, and (3) that plasma lipoproteins are a major source of the cholesterol utilized by the human fetal adrenal for steroidogenesis. Cholesterol proopiomelanocortin Homo sapiens
2 On the basis of these findings, it is concluded (1) that the human fetal adrenal can synthesize steroid hormones de novo from cholesterol, (2) that ACTH is an important stimulant of steroidogenesis by the human fetal adrenal, and (3) that plasma lipoproteins are a major source of the cholesterol utilized by the human fetal adrenal for steroidogenesis. Cholesterol proopiomelanocortin Homo sapiens