11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1: a tissue-specific regulator of glucocorticoid response.
11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) interconverts inactive cortisone and active cortisol. Although bidirectional, in vivo it is believed to function as a reductase generating active glucocorticoid at a prereceptor level, enhancing glucocorticoid receptor activation. In this revi...
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| Materialtyp: | Journal article |
| Språk: | English |
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2004
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