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Steroid Deficiency Syndromes in Mice with Targeted Disruption of Cyp11a1
1 Aug 2002
Abstract excerpt
Steroid deficiencies are diseases affecting salt levels, sugar levels, and sexual differentiation. To study steroid deficiency in more detail, we used a gene-targeting technique to insert a neo gene into the first exon to disrupt Cyp11a1, the first gene in steroid biosynthetic pathways. Cyp11a1 null mice do not synthesize steroids. They die shortly after birth, but can be rescued by steroid injection. Due to the...
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