Definition of "steroidogenic" []

• Of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis. (adjective)

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• "A nuclear receptor, NR5A1 (also called steroidogenic factor 1), is a key transcriptional regulator of genes involved in the hypothalamic-pituitary-steroidogenic axis."
• "Ukena K, Tsutsui K (1998) Age - and region-specific expressions of the messenger RNAs encoding for steroidogenic enzymes p450scc, P450c17 and 3beta-HSD in the postnatal rat brain."
• "Annette Graham and colleagues at Glasgow Caledonian University report on the use of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) proteins to remove excess foam cells (cells that form obstacles in the arteries) and stop atherosclerotic lesions growing and even shrink them."